Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 547 · 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) pencil (b) gentle (c) woof
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) thunder
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) oink
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pop (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) vroom
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
8. 8.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a snake
9. 9.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) tall (c) happy
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
17. 17.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) thud
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) quack
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) a cow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) crunch
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) buzz
30. 30.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) neigh
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) river
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) woof
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) croak
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip

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