Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 829 · 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) quickly (b) quack (c) mango
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) honk (c) table
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) roar
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) oink (c) baa
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) gentle
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) knock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) woof
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
19. 19.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a horse (c) a dog
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a snake
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) splash (c) happy
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) hoot
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
27. 27.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a visitor at the door
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
32. 32.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sheep (c) thunder
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) neigh
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a motorbike
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) beep
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) buzz
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) thud (c) slowly
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom

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