Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 66 · 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) chirp (b) teacher (c) river
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a steel plate falling
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) meow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a horse (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) ding-dong (c) quack
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) yellow (c) kind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) slurp
12. 12.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a noisy drinker (c) a bee
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) slowly
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) quickly (c) slowly
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) hiss
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) hiss
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pig (c) a car horn
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crunch (c) teacher
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) pop
25. 25.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) garden
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) splash (b) knock (c) oink
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) splash
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) kind
30. 30.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) achoo
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a motorbike
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) knock
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hoot (b) pitter-patter (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) clang

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