Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 691 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) quickly
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) pencil (c) mango
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) thud (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) green
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) hiss
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
13. 13.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pig
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) meow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) yellow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) yellow (c) happy
19. 19.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) oink
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) thud
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) beep (c) chair
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) thud (b) chirp (c) hoot
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) hiss
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) chirp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) river (c) green
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) yellow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) oink
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a balloon
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a campfire
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) a lion
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) quack
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) click
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a cat

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