Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 408 · 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) happy (b) tall (c) clang
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) boom (b) crunch (c) beep
3. 3.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) slurp (b) honk (c) neigh
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) thud
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) hiss
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) meow (b) click (c) oink
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) moo
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
13. 13.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) baa
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) moo
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) neigh
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) happy (c) garden
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) thud
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a lion (c) a heavy bag falling
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
26. 26.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) snip
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) crackle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a leaking tap (c) a snake
31. 31.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) pakoras in hot oil
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) happy
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) hiss
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
37. 37.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a balloon (b) raindrops (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) garden
40. 40.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) a visitor at the door

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