Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 784 · 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) slowly (b) garden (c) thud
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) sizzle (c) happy
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) kind
4. 4.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) boom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) pop
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) ding-dong
10. 10.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) thunder (c) the wind
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) table (c) yellow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) hoot
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) slurp (b) sizzle (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) oink (c) croak
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) splash (c) buzz
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
21. 21.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a pig
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pitter-patter (c) chair
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) knock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) croak
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) honk (b) click (c) oink
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) gentle
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crunch (c) tall
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a steel plate falling (c) a motorbike
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
34. 34.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) drip
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a snake (b) thunder (c) an owl
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) roar
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) click (c) drip

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