Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 640 · 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.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a lion
3. 3.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a rooster (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a bee
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a balloon
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) slowly (c) window
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) river
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) hiss
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a bee
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) drip (c) meow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) woof
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a sheep
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
18. 18.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a bee (c) a microwave
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) yellow
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a duck
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) croak (c) mango
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) splash
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) baa (c) kind
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) thud
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) honk
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) roar
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) oink (c) quack
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) chirp (b) croak (c) hoot
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) beep
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) tall (c) slowly
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
36. 36.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a balloon (c) a pair of scissors
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) oink (c) yellow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a clock (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door

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