Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 279 · 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 “snip”? (a) a camera (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) moo
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pig (c) a steel plate falling
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) vroom (c) clang
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) roar
6. 6.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a microwave
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) achoo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) gentle
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) a car horn
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) splash (c) chair
14. 14.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a microwave (c) a duck
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) buzz
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) mango
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) gentle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) mango
20. 20.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a campfire (b) a sparrow (c) a balloon
21. 21.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pig (b) a bee (c) a doorbell
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) honk
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) thud (b) crackle (c) pop
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) sizzle (b) knock (c) oink
29. 29.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a rooster (c) a heavy bag falling
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) achoo (c) slowly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) achoo (b) sizzle (c) crunch
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) meow (b) drip (c) whoosh
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) yellow (c) happy
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a cow

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