Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 246 · 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 snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) hiss
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) clang (c) baa
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) baa (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) green
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) drip
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) honk (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
12. 12.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) quack
15. 15.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quickly
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) snip
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a lion
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) green
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) sizzle
24. 24.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
26. 26.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) an owl (c) a microwave
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) woof
28. 28.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a car horn
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) pencil (c) river
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crackle (c) mango
34. 34.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a cat (c) a cow
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a snake (b) a motorbike (c) a clock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) kind (c) quickly
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) achoo (b) beep (c) clang
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) whoosh (b) woof (c) roar
39. 39.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a bee (c) a rooster
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) mango

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