Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 518 · 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) chair (b) meow (c) slowly
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) splash (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) kind
4. 4.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) croak
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) pencil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) gentle
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) beep (c) thud
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) drip (c) crunch
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) boom (c) quickly
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) achoo
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) roar (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
20. 20.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a snake
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) knock
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) thud
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) pop (c) neigh
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) achoo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) meow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) croak
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) slurp
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
34. 34.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) a snake
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) moo (c) teacher
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock

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