Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 826 · 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 rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
2. 2.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
5. 5.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a snake
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) yellow (c) kind
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) tall (c) teacher
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) click
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) drip
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) green
13. 13.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a snake
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a duck
16. 16.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) hiss
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) neigh
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) boom
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) quack (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) ding-dong (b) vroom (c) chirp
24. 24.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) an owl (c) a microwave
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) teacher (c) tall
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) crackle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) thud
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) crackle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) snip (c) garden
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) hiss
32. 32.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a clock (c) a pig
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) drip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) kind (c) river
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) croak (c) mango
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) achoo

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