Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 496 · 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 “boom”? (a) a microwave (b) thunder (c) a lion
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) kind (c) slowly
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) honk (b) crackle (c) boom
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) window (c) garden
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a motorbike
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) the wind
8. 8.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a doorbell
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) hiss
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) tick-tock
11. 11.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a duck (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) mango
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) thud
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chirp (c) gentle
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) crunch
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) tall
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a pig
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) yellow (c) quickly
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) sizzle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) tall
27. 27.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a duck
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) buzz
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) mango (c) table
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) splash
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) whoosh (c) clang
37. 37.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) slurp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) hiss
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) thud

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