Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 639 · 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 “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cat
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) thud
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
5. 5.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) the wind
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) a leaking tap (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) croak (c) vroom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) boom
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) achoo (c) oink
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) pop
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pop (b) honk (c) neigh
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chirp (c) green
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) thunder
19. 19.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a doorbell (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) oink (c) pencil
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) baa
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) click
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) table
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) slowly (c) happy
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
33. 33.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) kind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) teacher (c) gentle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) moo (c) river
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) click
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) yellow

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