Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 446 · 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 “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) hiss
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) sizzle (b) honk (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) buzz
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) pencil
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) croak (c) mango
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) splash
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) drip
10. 10.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a pig
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) clang
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) oink
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) drip
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pig (b) a crisp papad (c) a cat
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) kind
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a dog
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) crunch
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) splash
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) honk (c) croak
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
24. 24.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) thunder
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) yellow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
28. 28.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) green (c) pencil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) sizzle (b) woof (c) meow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) slowly
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a frog
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) crunch

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