Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 877 · 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) happy (b) honk (c) table
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) pitter-patter
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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) neigh
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sneeze (b) a crisp papad (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) crunch
8. 8.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) drip (c) yellow
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) buzz (c) table
12. 12.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) raindrops
13. 13.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) drip
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) river
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) crackle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) pop
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) tick-tock
19. 19.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) crunch (c) sizzle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) chirp
22. 22.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
24. 24.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a campfire (b) a bee (c) a lion
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) kind
26. 26.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
27. 27.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a camera
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) buzz
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pig (c) an owl
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) the wind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) garden
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) croak
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) teacher (c) quickly
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) pencil
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) clang
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) crunch
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) quack (b) click (c) buzz

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