Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 475 · 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 “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) oink
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hiss (c) slowly
4. 4.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) quack (c) hiss
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
7. 7.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
8. 8.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a snake (b) a lion (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) croak
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) honk (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) woof
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) gentle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) table
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) oink
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) quickly (c) pencil
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a frog
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) vroom
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) slowly (c) green
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) clang
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a pig
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) crackle
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
31. 31.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a camera (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) roar (b) neigh (c) snip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
35. 35.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) honk
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) buzz (c) garden
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) oink
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees

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