Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 2 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) hoot
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) clang
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) meow
6. 6.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a car horn (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) vroom
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a motorbike (b) a microwave (c) a car horn
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) river
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
11. 11.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a lion (b) the wind (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) buzz
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) mango (c) slowly
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a campfire
19. 19.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a car horn (c) a jump into a pool
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) window (c) yellow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) sizzle (b) achoo (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a dog
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) pencil
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) chirp
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) chirp (b) drip (c) buzz
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a frog (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) sizzle (c) thud
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) knock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) quack (c) moo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pitter-patter (b) tick-tock (c) splash
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) snip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) teacher
34. 34.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) oink (c) knock
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) crackle
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sheep (c) an owl
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) beep (c) hiss
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) chair
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road

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