Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 571 · 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) quickly (b) green (c) meow
2. 2.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a microwave (c) a horse
3. 3.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a balloon
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) thud
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
8. 8.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a bee
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) honk
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) mango (c) yellow
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a car horn
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) quickly (c) mango
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) crackle (c) drip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) boom
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) achoo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) pop
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
23. 23.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) slurp
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) hoot
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hoot (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
28. 28.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) crunch
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) boom
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) river
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hiss (c) mango
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) meow
37. 37.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a snake
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) drip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) achoo (b) oink (c) whoosh

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