Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 385 · 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 snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) hiss
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) tall
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
6. 6.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) raindrops (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hoot (c) happy
12. 12.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a snake
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) thud (c) teacher
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) splash (b) beep (c) snip
17. 17.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) a frog
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) achoo
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a lion
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) boom (b) hoot (c) whoosh
24. 24.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) achoo (c) pop
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) crackle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) slowly (c) quickly
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) honk (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a campfire (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) crackle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) happy
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) hiss
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) buzz

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