Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 569 · 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) click (b) garden (c) kind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) boom (c) green
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crunch (c) happy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) kind
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) mango
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) a frog
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) pakoras in hot oil
8. 8.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tick-tock (c) mango
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) achoo
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a doorbell (b) a lion (c) an owl
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) hiss
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a rooster
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) beep (c) table
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) meow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) kind (c) tall
17. 17.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) splash (c) buzz
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) meow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) kind
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hiss (b) chirp (c) buzz
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) roar
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) gentle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) sizzle
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) meow (b) achoo (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) splash
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a horse
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a horse (b) a car horn (c) a dog
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) quickly (c) happy
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) an owl

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