Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 756 · 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 cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
2. 2.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pig (c) a rooster
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) pop
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) river (c) chair
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) baa
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) pop (b) slurp (c) clang
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) quack
11. 11.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a dog (b) a pig (c) a cow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) vroom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) click (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) vroom
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
20. 20.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a doorbell
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) a frog
22. 22.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a car horn (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) boom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) boom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) knock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) baa
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) splash (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) whoosh (c) mango
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) slowly (c) chair
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) roar
33. 33.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cat (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) snip (b) chirp (c) splash
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) hiss
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) table
40. 40.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a snake

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