Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 371 · 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) table (b) quack (c) yellow
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) chirp
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) snip (c) kind
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) beep
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) happy
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) neigh
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) vroom (c) chair
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a clock
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) window
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) window
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) thud (c) chair
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) honk
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) slowly
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) knock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) whoosh (b) croak (c) meow
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) boom (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) quickly (c) kind
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) thud (c) drip
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) crunch (c) happy
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) achoo
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a car horn (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pig
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) croak
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) tall (c) slowly
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) yellow
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) clang
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) crunch
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) oink
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) yellow (c) tall
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) pop
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) clang
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) pitter-patter

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