Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 678 · 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) achoo (c) river
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) garden
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) woof
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
5. 5.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
7. 7.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) the wind
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) click (c) beep
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) whoosh
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) knock
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) roar
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) neigh
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) pencil
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) baa
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) honk (b) crunch (c) woof
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) pencil
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) clang (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) green (c) pencil
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) oink (c) woof
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) ding-dong (b) honk (c) boom
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) knock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) oink (c) tall
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) knock (c) garden
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) gentle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) hoot
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) kind
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) whoosh (c) chair
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) slowly
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) honk
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a bee
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a rooster (b) a heavy bag falling (c) raindrops

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