Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 44 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Say the sound): Say the word aloud — does it sound like a noise? (hiss, crunch, boom). Match the sound to what makes it: a bee buzzes, a duck quacks, pakoras sizzle. Use one in a story to make a moment loud and real: Splash! Kabir fell into the pond.

1. 1.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) kind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) moo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) table
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) sizzle (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
8. 8.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a bee
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) quickly
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) achoo (c) croak
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) neigh
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a cow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) woof (c) garden
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) happy
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a rooster
19. 19.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a camera
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) oink
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) window (c) yellow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) chirp (c) tick-tock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) crunch
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) roar
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) crackle
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) vroom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) beep
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) happy
32. 32.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a balloon (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) the wind
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) thud (c) quickly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a balloon (b) an owl (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room

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