Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 657 · 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) green (b) table (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) knock
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) baa
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) happy (c) table
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) honk
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) raindrops
8. 8.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) the wind (c) a horse
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) hoot
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) yellow
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sneeze (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) neigh
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) drip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) buzz
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) beep
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) hoot
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) chair
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) yellow
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) ding-dong (b) crunch (c) beep
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) click
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) moo
34. 34.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) drip
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) sizzle (c) chirp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) green
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) green

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