Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 55 · 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) river (b) vroom (c) tall
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) slowly
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) buzz
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) snip
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) roar
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) knock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) croak
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) chair
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
15. 15.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) moo
17. 17.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a snake
18. 18.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a noisy drinker (c) a snake
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pig (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) boom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pop (c) teacher
24. 24.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a clock
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a microwave
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) kind
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) slurp
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pig
29. 29.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) oink
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) click
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) crackle
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) moo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) tall (c) gentle
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) pencil (c) window

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