Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 527 · 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?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) table (c) slowly
3. 3.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) raindrops (b) an owl (c) a sheep
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) hiss
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) boom
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) click
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) meow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) chirp
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a rooster (b) a frog (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) achoo
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) a duck
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crunch (c) green
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
16. 16.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
18. 18.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) boom
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a car horn (b) an owl (c) a steel plate falling
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) moo
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) thunder
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) a visitor at the door
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
33. 33.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) a horse
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) achoo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) teacher (c) chair
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a sheep (c) a bee
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) croak (c) teacher
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) tall

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