Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 992 · 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 camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) moo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) gentle (c) window
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) river (c) teacher
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) croak
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) achoo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) thud
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) roar
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) oink (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) chirp
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) boom (c) knock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) baa
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) happy
19. 19.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a bee (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) mango (c) kind
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) croak
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sneeze
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) chair
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) garden (c) green
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) buzz (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) a microwave
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) green
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
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.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a rooster (b) a horse (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) snip
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a rooster (c) a cat
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
40. 40.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil

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