Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 588 · 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) river (b) mango (c) roar
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) honk
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) crackle
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) chair (c) teacher
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) knock (c) moo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) hiss
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
12. 12.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a duck
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) meow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) beep (c) tall
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
17. 17.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
19. 19.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a visitor at the door (c) a dog
20. 20.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a clock (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) window (c) slowly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
23. 23.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a horse
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) splash
25. 25.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) a camera
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) croak
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) meow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) tick-tock
31. 31.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) pakoras in hot oil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) happy
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) mango (c) tall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) gentle (c) green
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) slurp (b) thud (c) click
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pitter-patter (c) teacher
40. 40.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a snake

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