Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 89 · 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 dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) clang
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) buzz
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) boom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slurp (c) kind
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) hoot
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) the wind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) kind
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) whoosh
14. 14.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a noisy drinker
15. 15.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
17. 17.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) gentle (c) table
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) buzz
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slowly
23. 23.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cow (b) a camera (c) a visitor at the door
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) achoo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) happy
26. 26.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a visitor at the door
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) neigh
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a bee
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) snip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) a pig
36. 36.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) woof
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk

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