Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 957 · 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) hoot (b) river (c) green
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) quickly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) quack
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a cow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) window
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) neigh
12. 12.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a bee (c) a duck
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) chair
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
19. 19.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a cat
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) slurp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) ding-dong
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) an owl
23. 23.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a balloon
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) crunch
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crunch (c) pop
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) clang (c) garden
29. 29.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) thunder (c) a cat
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a clock
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) moo (c) thud
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) beep
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) roar
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) vroom
37. 37.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a lion (c) the wind
38. 38.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) an owl
39. 39.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a bee (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room

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