Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 391 · 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) mango (c) tick-tock
2. 2.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a balloon
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) slurp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) chirp
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) click
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) sizzle (c) tall
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) crackle
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) river
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) mango
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) happy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) hiss
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) hoot
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) chair
20. 20.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) yellow (c) pencil
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) boom (b) slurp (c) beep
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) kind
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) roar (c) knock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) boom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
34. 34.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) knock
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a balloon (b) an owl (c) a cat
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) quack
39. 39.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
40. 40.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a car horn

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