Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 578 · 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) pencil (b) mango (c) vroom
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
4. 4.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) knock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) whoosh
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) happy
9. 9.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a snake (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) buzz (b) knock (c) roar
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) tall
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a frog
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) slurp
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
15. 15.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a leaking tap
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) thunder (c) a car horn
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cat (b) thunder (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) yellow (c) teacher
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) river (c) table
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) achoo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) teacher (c) chair
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) ding-dong
34. 34.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) an owl (c) a lion
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) croak
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) gentle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) snip
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) oink
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) thud (c) neigh

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