Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 584 · 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.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) moo
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a campfire
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) clang
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) beep
7. 7.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) a bee
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) splash
9. 9.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a camera
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) drip
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) hiss
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) hoot
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) kind (c) window
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hiss (c) happy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) click
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) croak
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) garden (c) green
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) splash
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a duck
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a dog (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
28. 28.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) a rooster
29. 29.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a balloon
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) click
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) click
38. 38.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) baa (c) click

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