Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 515 · 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) honk (b) garden (c) table
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) slowly (c) gentle
3. 3.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) raindrops (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) moo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) whoosh (c) chair
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) drip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) mango
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) splash
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) thunder
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) beep (b) sizzle (c) splash
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) whoosh (c) meow
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) a visitor at the door
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hiss (b) chirp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) crackle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) drip (b) tick-tock (c) quack
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) snip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) snip (c) tall
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) sizzle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) buzz
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) thud
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) quickly
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) chair
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
40. 40.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker

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