Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 681 · 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) teacher (b) river (c) clang
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) a lion
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) baa (b) honk (c) achoo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) baa (b) thud (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
6. 6.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) click (c) chair
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) quickly (c) tall
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) crackle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) knock (c) slowly
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) vroom
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) clang
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) a sheep
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) slurp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) thud
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) moo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) kind
23. 23.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pig (c) an owl
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a frog
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) baa (c) beep
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) sizzle
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) kind (c) river
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
38. 38.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a horse
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) window (c) happy
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) quickly (c) river

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