Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 464 · 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 “hiss”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a horse
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) quack (b) knock (c) meow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) window
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) oink
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) thud
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) window
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) hoot
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) chair
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) chirp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) table (c) happy
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) tall
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) sizzle (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
23. 23.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) an owl (c) a bee
24. 24.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a bee (b) a car horn (c) a noisy drinker
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
26. 26.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) crackle
28. 28.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) pencil (c) gentle
30. 30.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a duck
31. 31.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a horse
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quack (c) teacher
33. 33.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sheep (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) quack
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) knock (c) quack
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) chirp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) window
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) river

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