Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 289 · 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 “hoot”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a frog
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) garden (c) tall
3. 3.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cat (b) the wind (c) a duck
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a motorbike (c) a jump into a pool
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) honk
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) chair
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hoot (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a clock
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pitter-patter (b) splash (c) hoot
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) oink
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) roar (c) woof
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pig (c) a cat
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) splash
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) crunch
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) croak
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) click (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) quack (c) whoosh
33. 33.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a clock
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) window
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) chirp (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
37. 37.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a horse
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) oink
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) roar

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