Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 387 · 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) garden (b) tall (c) woof
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) crunch (c) knock
3. 3.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
5. 5.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) splash (c) river
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) sizzle
10. 10.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a campfire (b) a balloon (c) a doorbell
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) yellow (c) garden
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) clang (c) slurp
13. 13.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a balloon (c) an owl
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) yellow (c) green
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) croak
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a frog
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pig (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) mango
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) beep
22. 22.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a frog (b) the wind (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) pop
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) honk
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) teacher (c) chair
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) thud
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) a pig
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) neigh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a cow
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) neigh
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crunch (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) thud
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) quickly (c) river
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) splash
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) boom

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