Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 61 · 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) happy (b) mango (c) croak
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) knock
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a horse (c) a pig
7. 7.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a snake
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) green
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) thunder
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) quack
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
16. 16.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cow (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) a campfire
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) woof
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) pop
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a rooster
23. 23.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a sneeze (b) a microwave (c) a snake
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a horse (c) a pig
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a campfire
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) tall (c) teacher
29. 29.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sparrow (b) a camera (c) a rooster
30. 30.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) a campfire
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) knock (b) sizzle (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) oink (c) neigh
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hoot (c) happy
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) chirp
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hoot (c) clang
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) chirp

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