Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 492 · 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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) splash
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) pop
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) honk (c) oink
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) oink
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) baa
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) crackle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) moo (c) gentle
9. 9.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a pair of scissors
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a car horn
13. 13.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) window
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a clock (b) a frog (c) raindrops
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) meow
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a doorbell (c) an owl
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) achoo
23. 23.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) oink
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) click
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) knock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) tall (c) yellow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) gentle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
34. 34.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a pair of scissors
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a cat
37. 37.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a lion
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
40. 40.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a frog

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