Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 546 · 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) table (b) woof (c) green
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) achoo (c) slowly
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a pair of scissors
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) crunch
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) tall (c) table
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) whoosh (c) slurp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) beep (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) whoosh
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) garden (c) chair
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) honk
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) roar
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) tall
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) hoot
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) window
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) tick-tock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) snip
28. 28.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a bee
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
32. 32.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a snake (b) a crisp papad (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) thud
34. 34.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a balloon (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) river
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) click (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable

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