Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 247 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) vroom (c) river
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) pop
10. 10.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a frog (c) a cat
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
12. 12.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) thunder
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
14. 14.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a campfire
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pig (c) a campfire
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) pop
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) splash
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) teacher
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) thud (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sheep (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
26. 26.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a pig
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) vroom
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) vroom (c) buzz
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) beep
32. 32.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) a lion
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) woof
34. 34.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a motorbike
35. 35.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) ding-dong (c) happy
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) crunch
38. 38.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sheep (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) window
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash

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