Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 71 · 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.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) click (c) slowly
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) neigh
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) boom
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) pencil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) beep (c) pencil
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) crackle (c) baa
14. 14.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sheep (c) a cat
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
16. 16.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a campfire (c) an owl
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) vroom (c) click
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) yellow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) garden
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) window
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) pencil (c) happy
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) tick-tock
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) roar (b) pop (c) moo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) kind
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) roar
31. 31.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a lion (c) a leaking tap
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) thud
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) thunder (c) a steel plate falling
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) happy
36. 36.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) garden
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) buzz
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) crackle

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