Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 259 · 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?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) sizzle (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chirp (c) gentle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) teacher (c) gentle
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) vroom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) tall
7. 7.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a duck
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
9. 9.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a bee
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) achoo (b) quack (c) clang
11. 11.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) a duck
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) hoot
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crunch (c) table
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) neigh
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) roar
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) pencil
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) chair
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) baa
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) woof (b) meow (c) click
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) happy (c) green
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) mango (c) window
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) snip (b) achoo (c) neigh
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
27. 27.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a bee
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) snip
29. 29.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) raindrops
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) quickly
31. 31.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a crisp papad
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tick-tock (c) happy
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) a heavy bag falling
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) sizzle
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) meow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) pitter-patter

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