Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 613 · 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 ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) quack
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) moo (c) green
4. 4.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) raindrops
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) chair
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) crunch (c) baa
8. 8.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) green (c) mango
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) vroom
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) whoosh (c) snip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) pop
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) boom (c) slurp
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) click (b) tick-tock (c) meow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) window
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) green
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) snip (c) gentle
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
21. 21.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a microwave (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) chirp
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) woof
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) crackle
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sneeze
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) vroom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) meow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) knock (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) quack
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) honk
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
35. 35.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
39. 39.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a microwave
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors

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