Onomatopoeia Worksheets

Beat onomatopoeia into your head with our free, printable onomatopoeia worksheets! An onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the thing it refers to. Explore this exciting figure of speech with several activities and tasks compiled in our onomatopoeia worksheets with answers.

These onomatopoeia worksheet pdfs are ideal for students in grade 5 and grade 6.

Matching Animals or Objects to Onomatopoeia

Kids in 5th grade observe each animal/object and match it to an apt sound word, drawing a parallel between the word and the phenomenon it describes.

Writing Onomatopoeia for Pictures & Using Them in Sentences

Double up your practice with these onomatopoeia worksheets pdf, where kids write a sound word for each picture and then frame a sentence using the sound word.

Identifying Onomatopoeia

The task in these printable onomatopoeia worksheets is for children in grade 5 to tell apart onomatopoeic phrases from non-onomatopoeic ones.

Identifying Instances of Onomatopoeia

Instances of onomatopoeia just trickle in, as in this set of printable exercises. Get children in 6th grade to underline the sound words in each literary extract.

Identifying the Figure of Speech

There's a figure of speech in each sentence in these pdf worksheets on onomatopoeia for grade 6 kids. Determine which figure of speech it is, and choose the correct option.

Underlining Onomatopoeic Words | Who Made the Noise?

In this section, not only do kids hone in on the onomatopoeic word in each sentence, they also figure out the source of the sound and write it down.

Underlining Onomatopoeic Words - Who Made the Noise

Writing Onomatopoeic Words for Given Topics

The topics in these pdf onomatopoeia worksheets have specific types of sounds associated with them. The task for 5th grade kids is to list three words for each topic.

Writing Onomatopoeic Words for Given Topics

Matching Scenarios to Onomtopoeic Words

Reading the scenarios here will bring forth to budding minds an appropriate onomatopoeic word. Guide kids to draw lines that match the scenarios to the words.

Matching Scenarios to Onomtopoeic Words

Writing Onomatopoeic Words for Picture Scenarios

Onomatopoeia abounds in the actions represented by the pictures in these exercises. Get kids to call forth their creative spirit and write a word for each picture.

Writing Onomatopoeic Words for Picture Scenarios

Matching Onomatopoeic Words to Their Meanings

Yet another matching activity, this printable onomatopoeia worksheet set calls for grade 5 and grade 6 children to draw lines connecting the words to their meanings.

Matching Onomatopoeic Words to Their Meanings

Completing Sentences Using Onomatopoeic Words

Provided in the box at the top of the page are onomatopoeic words for 6th grade learners to choose from as they complete the sentences in these worksheets.

Completing Sentences Using Onomatopoeic Words

Underlining Instances of Onomatopoeia in Stories

Generous use of onomatopoeia adds layers of dynamic effect to the stories here. Follow the narrative along, making sure to underline onomatopoeic words as you go.

Underlining Instances of Onomatopoeia in Stories