Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 525 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) baa
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) oink
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
6. 6.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a balloon
7. 7.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a dog (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) river
9. 9.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) pop
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) slurp
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) garden (c) tall
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) hoot
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) chair
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
18. 18.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) the wind
20. 20.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) ding-dong
24. 24.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) thunder (c) a campfire
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) chair
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) drip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) pencil
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) happy
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) garden
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) honk
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) meow
39. 39.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon

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