Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 494 · 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) teacher (b) mango (c) splash
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) hoot
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a cow (c) a dog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) crunch
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) table
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) kind
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) achoo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) slowly
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) hiss
14. 14.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) thunder
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) ding-dong
16. 16.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
19. 19.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) thud
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) knock
22. 22.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cow (c) a frog
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) snip
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) buzz
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) quickly
28. 28.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) beep
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) moo (c) achoo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) quickly
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) pencil (c) table
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) yellow (c) green
35. 35.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) ding-dong
37. 37.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a duck
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) buzz
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) honk (c) river

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