Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 610 · 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.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a frog
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cow (c) a snake
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cat (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a snake
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) slurp (b) achoo (c) roar
8. 8.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
9. 9.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) thunder (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
11. 11.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cat (c) a car horn
12. 12.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sheep (c) a camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) tall
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) green
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) tick-tock
16. 16.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a jump into a pool
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) hoot
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) splash
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
20. 20.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) a snake
21. 21.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) crackle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) slurp
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) thud (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) crackle
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a doorbell (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) tall
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) chair (c) garden
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) chirp
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a dog
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) oink (c) quickly
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tick-tock (c) green
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) ding-dong (c) slowly
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) quack
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) vroom
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) knock

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