Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 57 · 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) green (b) slowly (c) meow
2. 2.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a pig
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) meow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) green
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
6. 6.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a snake (c) a camera
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) window (c) green
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) chirp
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) croak (c) pencil
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a snake
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) moo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) splash (c) kind
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) slurp (c) buzz
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) mango
20. 20.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) pitter-patter (c) slurp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sparrow (b) raindrops (c) a cat
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a campfire (c) a sheep
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) splash
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) gentle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) vroom (c) achoo
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) click
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cow (c) an owl
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) hoot
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) green (c) chair
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) window
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) kind (c) garden
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) an owl
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a bee

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