Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 356 · 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 camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) splash
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) quack
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) honk
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slurp (c) kind
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) table (c) green
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) oink
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) slurp
15. 15.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
16. 16.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a duck (c) the wind
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) whoosh (c) mango
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) kind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) boom (b) pitter-patter (c) hoot
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) table
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) baa
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) kind
26. 26.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a snake
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) woof (b) ding-dong (c) quack
28. 28.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a pair of scissors
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) happy
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a clock
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a clock (c) a cat
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) snip
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) slurp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) happy
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) chirp
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) happy
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) snip (c) garden
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) garden
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a lion (c) a microwave

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