Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 45 · 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) slowly (b) yellow (c) hiss
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) woof
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) splash (c) oink
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) whoosh (c) yellow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) hoot
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) quickly (c) table
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) vroom
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sneeze (b) a duck (c) an owl
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) achoo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) chirp
13. 13.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
14. 14.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a pair of scissors
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
18. 18.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a leaking tap
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) chirp (b) pitter-patter (c) click
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) chair (c) tall
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) thud (c) click
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) honk
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) pencil (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a clock (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) oink
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) crackle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) neigh
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) buzz
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) garden (c) table
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
38. 38.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) an owl
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) pencil

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