Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 58 · 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 pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) boom (b) sizzle (c) knock
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) window
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) chair (c) quickly
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) hiss
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) chair (c) slowly
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) achoo (c) kind
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) chirp (b) pop (c) vroom
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) slurp
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a microwave (b) a frog (c) a car horn
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) mango (c) river
15. 15.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pig (b) a horse (c) a crisp papad
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) boom
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a camera
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) yellow
28. 28.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) hiss
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) whoosh (c) mango
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) beep (c) window
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a balloon (c) a dog
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) knock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hiss (c) kind
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) woof (b) whoosh (c) drip
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog

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