Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 74 · 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) sizzle (b) garden (c) green
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) river
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) chair
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) pencil
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) hoot
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hoot (c) quickly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) window (c) chair
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) happy (c) quickly
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) a cow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
14. 14.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) thunder
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) roar
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) slowly
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) roar (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) beep
22. 22.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) honk (b) knock (c) hoot
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crackle (b) achoo (c) quack
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) pop
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) baa
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) buzz
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) kind (c) yellow
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) moo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) green
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion

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