Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 323 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) clang (c) baa
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
6. 6.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) green (c) table
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) oink (b) beep (c) chirp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) happy
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) baa
11. 11.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) drip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) whoosh
15. 15.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) vroom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) moo
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) beep (c) teacher
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) pencil (c) happy
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) thud (c) croak
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
25. 25.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) a rooster (c) a motorbike
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) quack
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) crunch
29. 29.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) a microwave
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) tall (c) table
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) whoosh
34. 34.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a lion (c) a sheep
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cat (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) river
38. 38.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
39. 39.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a doorbell (c) a crisp papad
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz

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