Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 580 · 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) happy (b) whoosh (c) green
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) tall (c) teacher
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) clang (b) knock (c) drip
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) quack
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) woof
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) green (c) yellow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) knock (c) croak
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) slowly (c) table
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) gentle
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) yellow
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) achoo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) woof (c) snip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) boom (c) window
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a microwave
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) honk (b) slurp (c) thud
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) neigh (c) tall
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) honk
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a duck
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a balloon
29. 29.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sneeze (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) pencil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pitter-patter (c) quickly
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
36. 36.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a rooster
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) happy (c) slowly
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) sizzle
39. 39.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow

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