Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 317 · 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 “slurp”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) vroom (c) green
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
4. 4.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) a cow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) window (c) gentle
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) chirp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) crackle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) boom
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) click (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a balloon
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) beep
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) snip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) knock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) clang (c) gentle
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) neigh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) boom
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
24. 24.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) the wind (c) a heavy bag falling
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) thud (c) quack
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) mango (c) yellow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) honk
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a doorbell
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) teacher
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) kind (c) teacher
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) raindrops (c) a sheep
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) sizzle (b) roar (c) quack
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) crunch
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) quickly (c) teacher
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) ding-dong
38. 38.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a cat
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom

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