Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 619 · 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?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) baa (b) knock (c) hoot
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) neigh
3. 3.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a clock (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) knock (c) teacher
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) snip (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) pop
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) buzz
11. 11.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) chirp
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) slowly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) slowly (c) tall
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) mango (c) kind
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pitter-patter (b) click (c) neigh
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) the wind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) snip (b) crunch (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) sizzle
22. 22.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) thunder (b) raindrops (c) a frog
23. 23.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a microwave
24. 24.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pig (b) a sheep (c) a clock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) honk
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) thud
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) pencil
32. 32.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a pair of scissors
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) croak
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cow (b) a camera (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) river
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) table
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) yellow (c) pencil

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