Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 658 · 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) yellow (b) teacher (c) hiss
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) baa
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a horse (c) a snake
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) baa (b) crunch (c) pop
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) chirp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) splash (c) slowly
10. 10.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a campfire
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) yellow (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) whoosh
13. 13.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a cat
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) quickly
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) kind
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) quack (b) baa (c) vroom
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) snip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) quack
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) teacher (c) slowly
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a doorbell (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a sneeze (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) croak
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) thud
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) splash
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) clang
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) croak (c) kind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) teacher
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) gentle (c) table

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