Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 454 · 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.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a camera
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) hiss
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) pencil (c) yellow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chirp (c) green
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a frog
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) pencil
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a doorbell (b) a bee (c) an owl
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) croak
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) raindrops
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) buzz
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a sheep (c) a microwave
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) window (c) slowly
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) splash
20. 20.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a snake
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) pencil
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) pencil (c) happy
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) crunch (c) honk
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) mango
26. 26.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a cow (c) a dog
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) honk
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a crisp papad (c) a lion
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) slowly (c) quickly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) splash
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) achoo (c) buzz
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) quack
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) yellow (c) green
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) knock (c) slowly
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) river

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