Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 507 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) garden (c) table
3. 3.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) an owl
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) yellow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) snip (b) hoot (c) vroom
7. 7.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) slowly
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) clang
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a camera
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) beep
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
13. 13.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
14. 14.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) hiss
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) pop
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) sizzle
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pitter-patter (c) kind
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) buzz (c) window
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) croak
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) snip (b) click (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) kind (c) green
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) oink
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quack (c) mango
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) pop
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) baa (c) chirp
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) honk (b) whoosh (c) croak
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a camera
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) roar

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