Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 660 · 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) quickly (b) green (c) chirp
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) hoot
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) ding-dong (b) chirp (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) slowly
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) hiss
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) snip (b) crackle (c) vroom
9. 9.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a heavy bag falling
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) baa
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pitter-patter (b) knock (c) achoo
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
14. 14.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a leaking tap (c) a motorbike
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) snip
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) drip
22. 22.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) baa (b) ding-dong (c) roar
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) buzz
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) roar (c) river
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) slowly
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) thud
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) hiss
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) tick-tock (c) thud
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a dog
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) crunch
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker

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