Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 577 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) croak (b) boom (c) quack
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) an owl
5. 5.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pig (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
6. 6.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sheep (b) a cow (c) a snake
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) click (b) woof (c) meow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) chair
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) kind
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) neigh
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) moo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) tall (c) window
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) whoosh
19. 19.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
20. 20.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) the wind (c) a frog
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) mango
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) roar
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) boom
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) whoosh (b) honk (c) oink
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) knock
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) click
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) croak (c) splash
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) achoo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
35. 35.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) teacher (c) mango
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) click
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) chirp

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