Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 53 · 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) river (b) whoosh (c) kind
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
3. 3.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cat (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) neigh (c) happy
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) yellow (c) quickly
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) croak
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) kind (c) pencil
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) window
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) slurp (c) yellow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) hoot
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) honk
14. 14.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quickly (c) table
16. 16.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a motorbike
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) thud (c) drip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) hoot (c) baa
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) snip
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) green
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) croak
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) neigh
24. 24.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a visitor at the door
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) thud (c) gentle
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) click (c) chair
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) baa
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) an owl
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) honk
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) kind
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) quickly
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) oink
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) splash (c) tick-tock
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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