Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 537 · 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) happy (b) window (c) croak
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) snip
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) river (c) slowly
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) tall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) meow
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) beep
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) chirp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) neigh (c) river
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) quickly
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) hoot
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a car horn (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cow (b) a rooster (c) a lion
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) knock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) baa
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) teacher
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) clang
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) pencil (c) yellow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) slurp
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) tall
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) meow (c) green
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) quack
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) hiss
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) drip (c) slowly
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) quack
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa

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