Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 457 · 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 “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) croak
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a steel plate falling
4. 4.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a cat
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) teacher
7. 7.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a bee
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) clang
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a frog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) splash (b) meow (c) beep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) mango (c) window
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) buzz
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) slowly (c) mango
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
24. 24.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a sparrow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) chair
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a sheep (c) a dog
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a clock (c) a horse
29. 29.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a lion (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pig
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) croak
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) an owl
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) click
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) an owl
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) beep
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) drip (c) teacher
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) knock (c) window
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) oink
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) drip (b) snip (c) vroom

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