Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 258 · 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 snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) quack
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
5. 5.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) pencil
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
9. 9.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a dog
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) happy (c) table
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) teacher
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cat
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) buzz (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) table (c) green
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) whoosh
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sneeze
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) drip (c) gentle
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) crunch
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) boom
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a sneeze
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) whoosh (b) roar (c) hiss
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
26. 26.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a rooster (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) quickly
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) crunch
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) kind
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chirp (c) yellow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) achoo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) green (c) window
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a balloon
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) garden
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) ding-dong

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