Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 985 · 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 little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) meow
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) chair (c) river
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) quickly (c) river
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) splash
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) knock (c) yellow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) buzz
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) mango (c) green
12. 12.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a car horn (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) clang (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) click (c) table
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) slurp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) hiss
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) baa
21. 21.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a bee (c) a clock
22. 22.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a cow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) mango
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) green
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) the wind
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) clang (c) woof
29. 29.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a snake (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) vroom
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) thud (c) tall
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) chirp
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a camera (c) a frog
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) table (c) teacher
37. 37.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) thunder
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) pop (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pitter-patter (c) garden
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) teacher

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