Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 635 · 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) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) crackle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) chair
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) chirp
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) hiss
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) drip
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) vroom
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) clang
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) green (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) achoo
15. 15.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
18. 18.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sheep (b) a noisy drinker (c) a duck
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
20. 20.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) oink
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) beep
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a microwave (c) a lion
26. 26.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sheep (c) a dog
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) chair (c) slowly
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a horse
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a car horn
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) woof
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) drip
37. 37.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) the wind (c) a cat
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) boom
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) snip (c) happy
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) drip

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