Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 283 · 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 “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) croak
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) kind
6. 6.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) an owl
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a campfire
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) click (b) vroom (c) splash
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) thud
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) woof
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) drip
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) roar
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
17. 17.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) raindrops (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) splash
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) an owl
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) oink (c) tick-tock
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) green
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) moo
26. 26.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pig (c) a cat
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) happy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) splash
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) pitter-patter (c) knock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
31. 31.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a horse
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) oink
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) ding-dong
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) click
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
37. 37.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sheep (c) a horse
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) moo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) sizzle

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