Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 208 · 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) slowly (b) kind (c) neigh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) honk
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) tick-tock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crackle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) oink (c) mango
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) an owl (c) a cow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) vroom (c) chair
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) crunch
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) thud
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) beep
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) slurp
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) crackle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) chirp
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a balloon (b) a sneeze (c) a motorbike
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) achoo (c) buzz
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) garden (c) pencil
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) achoo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) achoo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) hiss (c) roar
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) slurp
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a snake
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) tick-tock
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sheep (c) a crisp papad
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) roar
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) an owl
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) green (c) gentle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) ding-dong (b) drip (c) oink
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors

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