Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 746 · 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.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) a visitor at the door
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) pencil (c) tall
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) thud (c) happy
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) gentle
6. 6.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) a frog (c) a camera
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) oink
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) river
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) pencil
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) pencil
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a dog (c) a horse
17. 17.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a balloon (c) a rooster
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) ding-dong (c) pop
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) beep (b) hiss (c) pop
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) buzz
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) honk
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) click
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) achoo (b) drip (c) woof
28. 28.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a pig
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) quack (b) sizzle (c) achoo
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) slowly (c) teacher
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) thud (c) meow
37. 37.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a horse
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) vroom (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
40. 40.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a sneeze

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