Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 321 · 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 “croak”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
2. 2.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) an owl
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) woof (c) window
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) river (c) green
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) meow (c) quack
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) beep
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) garden (c) gentle
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) a frog
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) woof (b) whoosh (c) snip
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crunch (b) vroom (c) snip
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) neigh
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) mango (c) teacher
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) snip (c) teacher
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) baa
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) quickly
23. 23.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) raindrops (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) woof (b) hoot (c) snip
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a dog (c) a rooster
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) clang (c) hiss
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) a bee
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) window
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) splash (c) slowly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) moo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) neigh
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a bee
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) click
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) knock (c) slurp

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