Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 665 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) splash
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) knock (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) hoot
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) vroom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) hiss (c) pencil
6. 6.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) the wind (b) a leaking tap (c) a clock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) tall
8. 8.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sneeze (b) an owl (c) a microwave
9. 9.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a clock (b) a pig (c) a snake
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) honk
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) window (c) mango
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) beep (b) crackle (c) woof
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tick-tock (c) kind
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) crackle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) gentle
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) the wind
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) crunch
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) click
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) clang
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) snip
24. 24.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) mango
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hoot (b) honk (c) snip
27. 27.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a microwave (c) a jump into a pool
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) whoosh
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) slowly (c) tall
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) a cat
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) whoosh (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
35. 35.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a camera
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a car horn
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) tick-tock (b) click (c) achoo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) oink (c) gentle

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