Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 154 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pitter-patter (c) kind
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hoot (c) table
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) thud (c) pencil
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) meow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) buzz
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) honk (b) slurp (c) neigh
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a cow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) pop
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) beep (c) tall
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) snip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) click (c) chirp
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) an owl
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
22. 22.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) green (c) teacher
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) baa
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a duck
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) slurp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) teacher (c) yellow
30. 30.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) raindrops (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) croak
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) clang
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) gentle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) buzz (c) neigh
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) slurp
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a rooster (b) a lion (c) a visitor at the door
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras

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