Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 239 · 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 pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
3. 3.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
4. 4.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) hiss
7. 7.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) thunder (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) vroom (c) green
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) tall (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) slurp (b) whoosh (c) thud
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tick-tock (c) garden
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) kind
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chirp (c) happy
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a microwave
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) click
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) happy
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
24. 24.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a microwave (c) the wind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) honk (c) slowly
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) buzz
27. 27.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) a frog
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) baa
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) knock (c) mango
30. 30.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) a bee
31. 31.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pitter-patter (c) slowly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) buzz (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) chair (c) river
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) boom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) crackle (c) honk
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond

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