Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 513 · 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 “neigh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pig (c) a horse
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) snip
3. 3.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) achoo
5. 5.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) raindrops (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) croak (c) mango
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) happy
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hiss (c) baa
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slurp (c) kind
10. 10.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a cat
11. 11.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) roar
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) boom
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) woof
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) crackle
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a cat
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) gentle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hiss (c) garden
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) thud
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) splash
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) baa (c) teacher
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a microwave
27. 27.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) thud (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) window (c) teacher
31. 31.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cat (c) a lion
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) click (c) buzz
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) knock (c) crunch
34. 34.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pig (c) a jump into a pool
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
36. 36.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) crackle
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
40. 40.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a heavy bag falling

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