Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 158 · 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 “baa”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) the wind
2. 2.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) the wind
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) knock (c) slurp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) green
5. 5.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) thud
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) vroom (c) chair
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) quickly
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) tall (c) mango
13. 13.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) teacher (c) yellow
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) hoot (c) achoo
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) hoot
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) river (c) yellow
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) teacher (c) river
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) garden
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
27. 27.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a camera (c) a snake
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) pop (c) window
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) an owl (c) a clock
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) an owl (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) chair
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) window (c) pencil
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) whoosh
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) quickly
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
39. 39.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors

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