Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 854 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) teacher (c) happy
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
5. 5.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) an owl
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) pop
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) quack
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) baa
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) thud
14. 14.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) an owl (b) the wind (c) a lion
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
17. 17.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) beep
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) garden (c) slowly
21. 21.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a motorbike (b) a steel plate falling (c) a doorbell
22. 22.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) tall
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) drip
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) pop (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) whoosh (b) tick-tock (c) honk
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) garden
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a campfire (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) quack
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) ding-dong (c) yellow
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a lion

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