Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 263 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) moo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) slowly (c) happy
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) honk
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a motorbike (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) drip
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) woof (b) pop (c) chirp
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) river (c) pencil
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) happy
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) river
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) tall
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) sizzle (b) buzz (c) roar
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) splash
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) woof (b) click (c) quack
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) crunch
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
26. 26.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a snake
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) buzz
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) green
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) click (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) thud (b) click (c) neigh
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) kind
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) neigh
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) meow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) slurp (c) moo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) achoo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) click (c) teacher

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