Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 275 · 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.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a clock (b) a motorbike (c) a campfire
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) boom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) splash
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) snip
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) beep
9. 9.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a rooster (b) a horse (c) an owl
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a motorbike (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) clang (c) knock
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) quickly
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) vroom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) garden
20. 20.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a cat
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) achoo (b) splash (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) beep (b) moo (c) neigh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) achoo (c) kind
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sneeze (c) a visitor at the door
28. 28.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) a cat
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) neigh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) mango (c) green
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) yellow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) vroom (c) teacher
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) roar (c) hiss
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) happy
40. 40.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door

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