Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 673 · 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) roar (b) window (c) chair
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) drip
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) beep
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) click
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) baa
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a balloon (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
8. 8.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) pop
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) neigh
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) splash
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) vroom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) river (c) happy
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) honk (c) happy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) splash (c) green
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
22. 22.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) kind (c) green
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) chair
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) chair
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) achoo
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chirp (c) green
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) pop
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) thud
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a visitor at the door
34. 34.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) thunder
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) vroom (c) window
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) tall
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) clang
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
40. 40.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) thunder

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