Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 171 · 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) boom (b) pencil (c) river
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) an owl
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) green (c) kind
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) meow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) chair
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) knock
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) splash (b) click (c) ding-dong
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a lion
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) honk
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a sheep
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a bee (c) a car horn
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) moo
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) beep
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) chirp
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) snip (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) crunch (c) hoot
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) knock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) window (c) table
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
23. 23.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a duck
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) sizzle (c) kind
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) meow (c) window
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a frog
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) table
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) chirp (b) roar (c) crunch
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) tall
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) thud (c) hiss
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a frog
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) window
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) hiss

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