Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 462 · 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 “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) mango (c) green
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) tick-tock (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) boom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) tall (c) chair
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
10. 10.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) thunder (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a clock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) pop (c) click
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) window
13. 13.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) tall (c) chair
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) pop
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) happy
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) crunch
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) neigh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) quack
24. 24.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) ding-dong
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) sizzle (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) slurp
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 sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) splash (c) boom
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) woof
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cow (b) a sheep (c) a bee
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) chirp
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) honk
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) thud (b) sizzle (c) pop
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
40. 40.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon

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