Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 87 · 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.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a frog
2. 2.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a leaking tap
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) croak (c) green
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) beep (c) garden
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) gentle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) gentle
10. 10.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) achoo
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) moo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) whoosh (b) boom (c) snip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) buzz
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) meow (c) yellow
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) hiss
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) snip
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) mango (c) tall
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) an owl (c) a duck
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) oink
27. 27.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
29. 29.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) slowly (c) table
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) slurp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) tick-tock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) sizzle
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) garden
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) whoosh

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