Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 370 · 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) hiss (b) yellow (c) pencil
2. 2.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) croak (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
7. 7.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) hiss
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) slurp
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) woof
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) crunch
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) green
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) garden
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) crackle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) raindrops (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
24. 24.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) thunder (c) a horse
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) neigh
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) crunch
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) oink
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) chair
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a horse
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) honk
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) happy
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) splash (c) river
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) moo
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) beep
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) meow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) meow (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
39. 39.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) oink (c) green

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