Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 287 · 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 “tick-tock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a duck (c) a clock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) honk (c) green
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) clang
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a dog
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) buzz
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) moo (c) woof
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) river
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) green
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) window (c) teacher
11. 11.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a car horn (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) chirp (c) splash
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) ding-dong
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) thunder (b) the wind (c) a car horn
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) buzz
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a cow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crunch (b) achoo (c) click
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) vroom (c) crunch
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) thunder (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) table
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a cat (c) a cow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) buzz
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) click (c) buzz
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) crunch
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) yellow (c) kind
40. 40.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a balloon (b) a microwave (c) a heavy bag falling

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