Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 664 · 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) slowly (b) knock (c) teacher
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cow (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) crunch (c) buzz
5. 5.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a lion (c) a campfire
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) achoo (c) mango
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) tall (c) pencil
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) slurp (b) hiss (c) moo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) honk (c) yellow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) hoot
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a doorbell
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) boom
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) thud
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) hiss
18. 18.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) a frog (c) thunder
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) moo (c) window
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) slurp (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) crunch (c) honk
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) woof
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) garden
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) clang
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) oink
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) vroom
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) pop (c) drip
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) raindrops (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a snake (c) a microwave
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) slowly (c) table
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) slowly
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a motorbike (c) a cat
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
36. 36.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) chair
38. 38.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a rooster
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pop (b) slurp (c) knock
40. 40.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) the wind (c) a horse

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