Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 149 · 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.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sheep (b) a motorbike (c) a pair of scissors
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) woof (c) roar
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pop (c) tall
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) happy (c) window
8. 8.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a motorbike (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) moo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) slurp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) quack
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a dog
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crunch (b) snip (c) achoo
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a lion
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) knock (c) table
19. 19.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a campfire (c) a crisp papad
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) vroom
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a cat
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) quickly
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) window (c) chair
27. 27.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) the wind (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sheep
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) green
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hiss (c) teacher
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) vroom (c) window
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) vroom (c) knock
34. 34.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) the wind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) happy (c) slowly
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) table
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) achoo
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat

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