Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 723 · 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) garden (b) tall (c) moo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) yellow
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) happy
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) oink
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) kind (c) table
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) snip (c) chair
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) green (c) happy
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) neigh
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pig (c) a sheep
18. 18.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a horse
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) garden (c) teacher
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) pencil (c) table
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a cat
23. 23.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) thunder
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) click
26. 26.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a clock (b) a crisp papad (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chirp (c) tall
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
33. 33.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a dog
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
35. 35.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a cat (c) a snake
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) an owl
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) a sneeze
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a frog (b) a leaking tap (c) a clock
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) quack
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster

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