Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 893 · 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) teacher (b) croak (c) happy
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a microwave (b) a pig (c) a dog
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) the wind (c) a balloon
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) beep
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crackle (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
8. 8.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a microwave
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) meow
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) tick-tock
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) quack
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quack (c) oink
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) hiss
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) beep
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) clang (c) chair
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) neigh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) river
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) click (c) window
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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) kind (c) happy
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) gentle (c) window
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) a steel plate falling
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) splash
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) pencil
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) chirp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
37. 37.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a jump into a pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
40. 40.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee

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