Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 51 · 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) neigh (b) table (c) yellow
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) mango (c) happy
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) slurp (b) honk (c) knock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) quack (b) hiss (c) moo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) drip
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) tall
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) crunch
11. 11.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) chair (c) tall
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) splash
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) splash (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) oink
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) mango
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) snip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) yellow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) woof (b) ding-dong (c) oink
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a frog
27. 27.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) quack
30. 30.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) splash
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) teacher
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) knock (c) clang
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) kind
36. 36.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) thud
38. 38.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) chair

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