Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 845 · 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) table (b) slowly (c) click
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a lion
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) table
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) happy
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a camera
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) pencil
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) meow
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a horse
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) neigh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) pop
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hiss (c) river
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
21. 21.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) hiss
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
24. 24.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a duck (b) raindrops (c) a cat
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
26. 26.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a dog
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) woof
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) honk (c) chair
29. 29.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) thunder
33. 33.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a snake
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) honk (b) ding-dong (c) drip
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) pop
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) hoot
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
39. 39.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) croak

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