Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 530 · 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 snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) croak
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) thud
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) click (c) slowly
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) thud (b) pop (c) meow
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) oink (c) window
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) yellow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) achoo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) pencil (c) window
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a cow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a noisy drinker
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crunch (c) green
19. 19.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) buzz
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) gentle (c) table
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) crunch
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) crackle
24. 24.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) moo
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) quack
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) clang
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) buzz
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a campfire
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) clang (c) crackle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) sizzle (c) teacher
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) croak
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a doorbell (b) a clock (c) a car horn
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh

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