Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 365 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) river (c) garden
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) croak
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) honk
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) baa
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) ding-dong (b) roar (c) chirp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) kind (c) chair
7. 7.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sheep
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) croak
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) teacher
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) quickly
12. 12.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a lion (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) roar (c) green
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) slurp
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) baa
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) hoot
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) neigh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) beep
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a microwave
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) the wind (c) a camera
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cat (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) pencil
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) tall
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) the wind (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) beep (c) quack
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) buzz
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) vroom (c) mango
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) teacher
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) splash
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sheep (c) a cat
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) snip

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