Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 183 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) crunch
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) croak
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) neigh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) meow
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a lion (c) a snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) window
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hoot (c) garden
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) splash (c) happy
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slurp (c) boom
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) happy
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) moo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) table
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a horse
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) buzz
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) mango
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) happy
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) chair
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
26. 26.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a jump into a pool (c) a bee
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) snip (c) boom
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) happy
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) woof
31. 31.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) vroom (c) boom
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) quack
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) clang
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pop (c) quickly
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) achoo
38. 38.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa

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