Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 714 · 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) happy (b) knock (c) chair
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) boom (b) click (c) crackle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) vroom (c) neigh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) river (c) table
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) neigh (c) slowly
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) green
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) crunch
9. 9.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a clock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) ding-dong
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a campfire
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) beep (c) pop
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) teacher (c) slowly
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a clock (c) a rooster
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a dog (c) a frog
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) quack
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a cow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) drip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) happy
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) green
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
30. 30.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a noisy drinker (c) a lion
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) boom
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) kind
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) ding-dong (c) moo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) teacher
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) mango
37. 37.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) pencil
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool

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