Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 13 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) quack
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) snip
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) garden
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) chair
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) thud (b) click (c) baa
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) kind (c) table
9. 9.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) a duck
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) roar (c) green
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) click (b) crunch (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) achoo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) achoo (c) thud
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) click
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) mango (c) garden
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) sizzle
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) chair
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) pop
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) hoot
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a microwave (c) a clock
27. 27.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) green
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) meow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) oink
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) thud
34. 34.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a horse (c) an owl
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) click
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) green
38. 38.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a cow (c) a balloon
39. 39.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) buzz

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