Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 708 · 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) chair (b) mango (c) beep
2. 2.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a horse
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) the wind (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) croak
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) yellow (c) quickly
8. 8.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a sheep
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) yellow (c) garden
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) thud
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) click
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) teacher
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) pop
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) kind
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) crunch
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) clang
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) moo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) knock (c) crackle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) slurp
22. 22.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) the wind
24. 24.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) splash (c) slowly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) drip (c) beep
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) garden (c) quickly
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) tick-tock
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a leaking tap
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) quack (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) neigh
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) gentle
35. 35.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) slurp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) snip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk

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