Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 523 · 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) hiss (b) slowly (c) garden
2. 2.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) a car horn
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a steel plate falling (c) a dog
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) woof
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a rooster (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a sheep (c) a bee
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a frog (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) croak
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) slowly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a balloon
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) quack (c) moo
19. 19.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
20. 20.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
22. 22.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sparrow
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) oink
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) river
26. 26.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) thunder
27. 27.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a frog
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) neigh (c) baa
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) knock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) beep (c) slowly
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) gentle (c) chair
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) click
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) an owl
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) yellow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) baa

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