Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 690 · 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) river (b) happy (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) drip
4. 4.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) an owl
5. 5.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) slurp
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) meow
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) achoo
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) oink (b) clang (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) knock
13. 13.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a clock (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) honk
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) hoot
19. 19.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a camera (b) a pig (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) garden (c) slowly
21. 21.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a car horn
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a sneeze
23. 23.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) pop
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) oink
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) tick-tock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) river
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) tall
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) garden
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) whoosh (c) yellow
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a lion (c) a campfire
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) ding-dong (c) kind
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) beep

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