Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 73 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) oink
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) quack
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) teacher (c) kind
5. 5.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a clock
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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) click (b) roar (c) meow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a duck
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) woof
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) woof
14. 14.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a sheep (c) a microwave
15. 15.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a car horn
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crackle (c) teacher
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a duck
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) drip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
21. 21.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) an owl
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) neigh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) window
24. 24.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a camera (c) a microwave
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) splash
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) honk (c) thud
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) boom
31. 31.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a microwave
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) vroom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) hiss
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) splash
37. 37.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) the wind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pop (c) mango
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a camera (c) a leaking tap

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