Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 839 · 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) chair (b) roar (c) window
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) vroom
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) clang (c) gentle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) splash
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) meow
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
13. 13.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) an owl (c) a balloon
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sparrow (c) a duck
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) click (c) happy
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) moo
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) quickly
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a lion (b) a balloon (c) a clock
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) quack
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
22. 22.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a cow
23. 23.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sneeze (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) ding-dong (b) moo (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) honk
27. 27.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) slurp (c) mango
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) table (c) river
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) snip
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) hiss
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) quack
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a dog

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