Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 638 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) drip
4. 4.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) yellow
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) green (c) slowly
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) slurp
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a balloon (c) a bee
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hoot (c) slowly
12. 12.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a rooster
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) green
14. 14.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) raindrops (b) a lion (c) a microwave
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) baa
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) tick-tock (c) crackle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) slurp (b) boom (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) gentle (c) mango
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) vroom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) baa
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) quack (c) boom
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) thunder
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) meow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
28. 28.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) the wind (b) a sneeze (c) a jump into a pool
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) yellow (c) quickly
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) click
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
33. 33.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a clock
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) tick-tock (b) oink (c) chirp
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) kind (c) happy
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) woof
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a horse

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