Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 815 · 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) gentle (b) thud (c) garden
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) kind
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) clang (c) kind
4. 4.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a horse (b) a balloon (c) a cat
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) splash
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) snip
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) moo
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
10. 10.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) kind (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pitter-patter (b) snip (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) beep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) kind (c) gentle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) chirp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) crackle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) hoot
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) neigh
24. 24.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a clock
25. 25.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) raindrops (c) a camera
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) quack
28. 28.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a sheep
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) crunch
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) drip (b) slurp (c) oink
33. 33.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a noisy drinker (c) a dog
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) woof (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) knock
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) roar
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) buzz (c) quickly
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) table
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) clang (c) drip

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