Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 495 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) pop (b) drip (c) hiss
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) crackle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) crackle
5. 5.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) slurp (c) click
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) mango
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) whoosh (b) oink (c) snip
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pop (c) tall
12. 12.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) river
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) moo (b) click (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) slowly (c) river
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) woof
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) pop
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) tick-tock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
24. 24.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) an owl (b) a dog (c) a frog
25. 25.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a rooster (c) a camera
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a lion (c) a steel plate falling
27. 27.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) slowly
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) thunder (b) raindrops (c) a sheep
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) sizzle (c) vroom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) thud (c) knock
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
35. 35.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) thud
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) croak
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) whoosh
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras

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