Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 587 · 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) gentle (b) pencil (c) boom
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) hiss (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slurp (c) quickly
4. 4.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a camera
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) meow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a doorbell
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) moo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) meow
17. 17.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) raindrops (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) click (b) boom (c) meow
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
21. 21.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) boom (b) tick-tock (c) vroom
25. 25.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a duck
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cow (c) an owl
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
29. 29.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) a horse
30. 30.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) the wind (c) a duck
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a car horn
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) mango
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) teacher
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) drip
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) oink (b) knock (c) buzz
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) croak (c) honk
39. 39.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) oink

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