Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 531 · 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) quickly (c) river
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) snip
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) boom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) kind (c) teacher
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) river
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) slurp
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) splash (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) croak
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) neigh (c) croak
11. 11.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a visitor at the door
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) boom
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) crunch
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) splash (b) snip (c) achoo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) green (c) teacher
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) woof (c) happy
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) yellow (c) river
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) mango (c) green
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a dog (c) a horse
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) roar
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) snip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) thud
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) woof
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) roar
32. 32.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) honk (c) gentle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) an owl
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) oink
38. 38.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pig (c) a visitor at the door
39. 39.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a cow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall

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