Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 65 · 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 bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) tall
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) achoo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) green
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) woof (b) beep (c) moo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) boom
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) meow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
12. 12.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) pop (c) chirp
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a doorbell (b) a visitor at the door (c) a lion
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) pop
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a car horn (b) a camera (c) a pig
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) happy
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) achoo (b) oink (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) happy
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) crunch
22. 22.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) drip
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) boom
27. 27.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a bee
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) garden
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) table
31. 31.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a camera
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) crackle (c) achoo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) happy
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) snip
40. 40.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) a sneeze

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