Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 282 · 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 camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) click
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) ding-dong (c) table
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) woof
4. 4.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a motorbike (b) an owl (c) a sneeze
5. 5.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) knock (c) happy
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) oink (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) hoot
10. 10.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
11. 11.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a car horn (b) a rooster (c) the wind
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a lion (b) a clock (c) a steel plate falling
13. 13.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a sheep
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) boom
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a microwave (b) a cat (c) a frog
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) click (b) pop (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chirp (c) garden
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) quickly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crunch (c) green
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) clang
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) neigh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) buzz
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
26. 26.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a lion
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) click (c) table
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) snip
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) quack
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) thunder (c) a sheep
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a bee
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) teacher
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) beep
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) baa (c) slowly
38. 38.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) whoosh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) crackle

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