Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 626 · 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) green (b) slowly (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) hiss
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a leaking tap (c) a crisp papad
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) oink
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) river
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pig (b) a clock (c) a horse
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) drip (c) croak
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) neigh
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) meow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) kind
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) roar
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) pop
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) croak
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) quickly
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) buzz
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) clang
29. 29.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) a rooster
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) an owl
31. 31.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a dog
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
34. 34.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) a car horn
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) quack
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) happy
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a camera (b) a sheep (c) the wind
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) crackle

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