Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 630 · 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) sizzle (c) pencil
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) meow
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) a microwave
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) knock (c) kind
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) oink
7. 7.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a balloon (c) a bee
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) vroom (c) snip
10. 10.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a microwave (c) a pig
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) hoot
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) teacher
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) honk (c) happy
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) slowly (c) yellow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) oink
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) thud
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) river
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sparrow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a balloon (c) a pig
25. 25.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a snake (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pitter-patter (c) table
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) click (b) pop (c) meow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) woof (c) gentle
30. 30.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pair of scissors (c) a balloon
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) snip
32. 32.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) yellow (c) garden
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) table (c) green
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) hiss (c) snip
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) roar
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) whoosh
39. 39.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) ding-dong

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