Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 683 · 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) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) gentle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) pencil
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) clang
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) pencil
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) ding-dong (c) happy
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) boom (c) kind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
12. 12.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) the wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quack (c) quickly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) river
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
16. 16.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a pig (c) a frog
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) baa (c) thud
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) meow (b) pitter-patter (c) boom
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cat (c) thunder
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
21. 21.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) an owl
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) honk (b) click (c) oink
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) crackle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) sizzle
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) pop (c) croak
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) vroom
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) crunch
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) pencil
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) kind
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) crackle (c) slurp
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) green
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) drip
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) thud
38. 38.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a pig
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow

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