Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 641 · 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) whoosh (b) chair (c) table
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) crunch
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) neigh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) knock
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quack (c) slowly
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) baa (c) click
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) hoot
10. 10.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) thunder
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) honk
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) ding-dong (c) table
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) meow (c) table
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) oink
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) thud
18. 18.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) hiss
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) buzz
21. 21.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chirp (c) happy
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a frog
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cat (b) a dog (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) knock (c) vroom
27. 27.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) croak (b) roar (c) boom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) slurp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) buzz (b) hoot (c) drip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) slowly
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) click
35. 35.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a clock (c) a snake
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) click (b) boom (c) hoot
39. 39.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a duck
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) knock

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