Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 302 · 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 rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) hiss
2. 2.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a rooster
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) buzz
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
7. 7.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) the wind (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) teacher (c) green
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) boom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) crunch
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) chair (c) green
13. 13.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) snip
17. 17.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a rooster
18. 18.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a bee (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) tall (c) garden
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) crackle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) oink
23. 23.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) a horse
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) vroom
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
27. 27.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
28. 28.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) a balloon
29. 29.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) ding-dong (c) kind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) mango
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) crackle
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) vroom
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) honk
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a crisp papad (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) baa
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) quack (c) croak
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) hoot

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