Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 511 · 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 bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) splash (b) achoo (c) snip
3. 3.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crackle (c) teacher
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) roar
7. 7.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) an owl
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) the wind (b) a dog (c) thunder
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) beep (b) moo (c) crackle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) tick-tock (c) baa
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) achoo
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
16. 16.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) an owl (b) a balloon (c) a car horn
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) woof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) garden (c) gentle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) teacher
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) splash
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) knock
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) clang (b) roar (c) drip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) garden (c) window
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.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) the wind (b) a snake (c) a pig
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) snip
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) splash
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
32. 32.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a lion
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) honk (c) river
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
35. 35.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a cow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) slowly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a dog
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse

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