Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 68 · 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 ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) buzz (c) tall
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) honk (c) quack
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
7. 7.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a horse
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) tall (c) pencil
9. 9.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a camera
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) mango
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) tick-tock
14. 14.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a lion
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
16. 16.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) an owl (c) a sneeze
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a cow
18. 18.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) a cow
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) kind (c) chair
24. 24.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sparrow (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cow
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) happy
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
29. 29.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crunch (c) gentle
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) woof
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) a clock
34. 34.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a balloon (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) roar (b) slurp (c) chirp
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) neigh
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) happy
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
39. 39.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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