Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 335 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) beep (b) baa (c) splash
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) croak
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) woof
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) tick-tock
7. 7.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pig (c) pakoras in hot oil
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chirp (c) pencil
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
11. 11.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a sparrow (c) a cat
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) roar
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) crackle
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) moo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) knock
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) woof
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) a pig
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) splash
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) table
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) roar
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) neigh
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) snip
27. 27.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) an owl
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) teacher (c) yellow
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) crunch
31. 31.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) yellow (c) quickly
33. 33.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a campfire (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) ding-dong
36. 36.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) achoo (c) chair
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) a jump into a pool
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) meow (c) mango

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