Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 69 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) click (c) achoo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) croak
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) baa (c) honk
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) garden
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a rooster
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) clang (b) drip (c) hiss
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) boom (b) click (c) splash
14. 14.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) chair
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) chirp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) neigh (c) river
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) crunch
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) crunch
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) meow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hoot (c) garden
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) thud
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) sizzle
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a cow (c) a cat
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) quickly
32. 32.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) a visitor at the door
33. 33.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a cow
34. 34.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a motorbike
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) a sheep
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) slowly (c) kind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) roar
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
40. 40.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon

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