Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 544 · 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 motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
2. 2.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a car horn (b) raindrops (c) a cow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) buzz
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) hiss
5. 5.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) pop
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) beep
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) snip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) clang
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door
14. 14.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sparrow (c) a frog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) vroom (c) pencil
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) roar
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) beep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) croak
20. 20.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a car horn (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) tall
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) woof
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) click
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) slowly
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a balloon
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) beep (c) green
32. 32.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) the wind
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) neigh
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) kind (c) yellow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) crunch
39. 39.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) clang (b) moo (c) roar

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