Name: _____________________________________
Onomatopoeia Worksheet 1
Directions: Read each sentence and circle the onomatopoeic word. Also explain what makes this noise.
1. During a dangerous mission on the foreign planet, Spaceman Spiff zapped the alien with his ray-gun.
What made the noise?
__Raygun_______________________________________________________________
2. As Daryl was gargling his mouthwash, he regretted starting his day with orange juice.
What made the noise?
__Daryl_______________________________________________________________
3. Keith threw his brother on the ground and the dishes fell to the floor with a clatter.
What made the noise?
_Dishes________________________________________________________________
4. As the solider ran through the field, a bullet whizzed by his ear.
What made the noise?
___bullet______________________________________________________________
5. Juan had a hard time hearing the teacher over his grumbling stomach.
What made the noise?
__stomach_______________________________________________________________
6. Dissatisfied with her work, Beth crinkled up the paper and threw it in the trash.
What made the noise?
_paper________________________________________________________________
7. The patient sounded like he was hacking up a lung.
What made the noise?
__patient_______________________________________________________________
8. I secretly ripped up the birthday checks that my grandmother sent me.
What made the noise? __birthday checks
_______________________________________________________________
9. Jake was pleased when he heard the new pencil sharpener hum efficiently.
What made the noise?
_Sharpener________________________________________________________________
10. When he pressed on the gas, he took off so quickly that his tires screeched.
What made the noise?
tires_________________________________________________________________
11. We all knew she was in the kitchen because the cabinet opened with a distinct creak.
What made the noise?
__cabinet_______________________________________________________________
12. If you’re going to cough, it is polite to cover your mouth.
What made the noise?
_mouth________________________________________________________________
13. The lion’s mighty roar could be heard across the Savannah and the Zebra ran in terror.
What made the noise?
_Lion________________________________________________________________
14. Wow, the race car zoomed past the finish line.
What made the noise? _race
car________________________________________________________________
15. My brother is the coolest because he can burp the alphabet.
What made the noise?
_Brother________________________________________________________________
16. You could hear the slap from across the room, but the teacher did not seem to notice.
What made the noise?
_hand________________________________________________________________
17. Jake was doing the dishes and the clanging pots and pans awoke the baby.
What made the noise? _pots and pans
________________________________________________________________
18. Even after several months in captivity, the prisoner was still terrified to hear the crack of the whip.
What made the noise?
_whip________________________________________________________________
19. Billy will cry if you pop his balloon and then you will get in trouble.
What made the noise?
_Baby________________________________________________________________
20. Janet rested her head on the window pane and meditated as the rain trickled down the gutter.
What made the noise?
__rain_______________________________________________________________
21. Kristen looked away as the lunch lady plopped a scoop of something on her tray.
What made the noise? _Lunch Lady
________________________________________________________________
22. After making a rude remark, Jade snapped her fingers and rolled her neck.
What made the noise? Jade’s bones.
_________________________________________________________________
23. The dim-witted pigeon repulsed us with its nerve crawling coo.
What made the noise? _the
pigeon________________________________________________________________
24. Having never left the city, Juan eagerly sniffed the country air.
What made the noise?
_Juan________________________________________________________________
25. We all were taken back when Dad released a belch from the pit of his stomach.
What made the noise?
__Dad_______________________________________________________________
