Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 668 · 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?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) beep (b) moo (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
3. 3.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a campfire (c) a cow
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) clang (b) drip (c) meow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
6. 6.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a clock (b) a sheep (c) the wind
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) slowly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) gentle (c) happy
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) meow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) pop
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a clock (c) a cow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) splash
13. 13.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) an owl
14. 14.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
15. 15.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) a steel plate falling
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) mango
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
20. 20.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a snake
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) tick-tock
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) splash
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) drip (b) whoosh (c) beep
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) garden (c) gentle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) yellow (c) mango
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) croak
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) thud (c) pencil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) click
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) slurp
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) knock
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) hiss
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) pencil
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) quack
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a jump into a pool

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