Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 427 · 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.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) a campfire
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) crunch
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) baa
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) snip (c) slowly
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) garden
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) tick-tock
11. 11.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) slowly
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) knock
16. 16.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a horse
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) croak (b) click (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) neigh
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chirp (c) gentle
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) click
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) raindrops (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
23. 23.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) roar
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) table
27. 27.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a microwave
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slurp (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) vroom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) table (c) kind
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) buzz (c) garden
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) achoo
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) quickly
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) hoot
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a pig (c) a snake
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
40. 40.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a microwave (b) an owl (c) a steel plate falling

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