Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 715 · 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) crackle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) slurp (c) baa
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) mango
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
9. 9.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a campfire (c) a cow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) honk (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) yellow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) roar
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) beep (c) chair
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) hoot
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) quack
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) a jump into a pool
20. 20.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) a balloon
22. 22.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a motorbike (b) a campfire (c) a duck
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) thud
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) river
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) moo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) tall
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) drip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) splash (c) pencil
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) river
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) buzz
36. 36.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) a sneeze
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) splash (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp

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