Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 519 · 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) splash (b) green (c) mango
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) boom (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) crackle (c) clang
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) boom (c) buzz
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) teacher (c) mango
9. 9.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a cow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a visitor at the door
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) quack
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) crackle
15. 15.What makes the sound “click”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a camera
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) vroom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
22. 22.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
23. 23.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) knock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) splash (b) meow (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) pop
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hiss (c) kind
29. 29.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a frog
30. 30.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a rooster
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) knock (b) sizzle (c) hiss
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) meow (c) window
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) tick-tock
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) click (c) buzz
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road

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