Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 210 · 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) roar (b) table (c) quickly
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) kind
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) quickly (b) teacher (c) drip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) splash
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a duck (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) slowly (c) chair
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) clang (c) knock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) buzz
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) beep
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) raindrops (b) a motorbike (c) a duck
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) moo (c) gentle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) beep (c) river
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) crackle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) tall (c) slowly
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) drip
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) chair (c) kind
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) pop
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) honk
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) woof
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a balloon
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a clock (b) a bee (c) a car horn
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a cat
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) knock (c) roar
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) honk (c) chirp
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) neigh (b) quack (c) pop
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry

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