Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 671 · 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) honk (b) pencil (c) quickly
2. 2.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a sheep (c) a snake
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) hiss
4. 4.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
5. 5.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) hoot
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) click
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) a jump into a pool
11. 11.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a car horn (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) woof
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) thud
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) yellow (c) window
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) neigh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) slowly
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) knock
19. 19.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) beep
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) kind (c) happy
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) beep (c) kind
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) a snake
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) drip (c) roar
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a noisy drinker (c) a lion
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) crunch
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) baa
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) achoo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) thud (c) ding-dong
35. 35.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) table (c) slowly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a frog
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) baa

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