Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 643 · 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) moo (b) teacher (c) window
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) slowly (c) gentle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a horse
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) knock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) quickly
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a camera (c) a cat
9. 9.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cat (c) a sheep
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) meow (c) table
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) happy (c) kind
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) neigh (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) whoosh
16. 16.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) a clock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) chair
20. 20.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) a horse
21. 21.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
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a lion
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) pop
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) splash (b) slurp (c) oink
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) click (c) hoot
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) knock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) click
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) croak
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) ding-dong (c) happy
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) snip (c) buzz
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) drip
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) click
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) table

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