Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 552 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) quickly (c) table
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) vroom (c) hiss
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) garden
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) crackle
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) river (c) yellow
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a rooster (b) a horse (c) a cat
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) sizzle (b) oink (c) quack
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
13. 13.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a camera
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) window (c) quickly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) quickly (c) green
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) croak
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) teacher
20. 20.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) crunch
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slurp (c) river
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a leaking tap (c) a microwave
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) the wind (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) click (b) knock (c) quack
29. 29.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) oink (b) thud (c) woof
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) pencil (c) teacher
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) roar
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) baa
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) table
37. 37.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) thunder
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) boom
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) table (c) teacher

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