Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 466 · 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 “woof”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a sheep
3. 3.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a dog (b) an owl (c) a bee
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) woof
6. 6.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) crackle
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) a frog
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) oink
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a duck
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) green (c) kind
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) raindrops (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) boom
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) croak (c) happy
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) click (b) splash (c) thud
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) knock (c) chair
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a microwave
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) baa
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) meow (c) drip
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) beep (b) clang (c) ding-dong
31. 31.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a balloon (b) a cat (c) a clock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pop (c) garden
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) hiss
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chair (c) happy
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) the wind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) gentle (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) tick-tock

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