Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 41 · 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) achoo (b) quickly (c) green
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) oink
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) pop (c) woof
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) tall
5. 5.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) mango (c) river
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) knock (b) achoo (c) croak
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a duck (c) thunder
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
10. 10.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
12. 12.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a sparrow (c) a duck
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) knock
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cat (b) a cow (c) a sheep
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) vroom
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sparrow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) beep (c) yellow
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pig (b) a crisp papad (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) garden
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) yellow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) vroom
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a visitor at the door
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) mango
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) snip
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) neigh
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) splash
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) a horse
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) happy
35. 35.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a pair of scissors
36. 36.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a camera (c) a lion
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) buzz
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) gentle (c) green

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