Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 535 · 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) quack (b) garden (c) table
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) tall
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) drip
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) happy
7. 7.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a leaking tap (c) a balloon
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) teacher
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) woof
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) river (c) happy
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) meow
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) chair
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
20. 20.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a rooster
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) garden (c) teacher
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) buzz
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) thunder (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) pop
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) slurp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) vroom (c) slowly
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a frog (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) slowly
30. 30.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a rooster (c) a lion
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a clock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) quickly
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a crisp papad (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) gentle (c) pencil
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) moo (b) knock (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) baa
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) click
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) boom

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