Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 698 · 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) quickly (b) yellow (c) chirp
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) table (c) quickly
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) gentle (c) river
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
7. 7.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a frog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) hiss
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) tall
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a duck (c) the wind
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) hoot
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) honk
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) achoo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) mango (c) river
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) slurp (b) pitter-patter (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) click
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a rooster
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) buzz
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
25. 25.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
28. 28.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) river
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a campfire
31. 31.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) window (c) croak
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) roar
35. 35.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a dog
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) table
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) honk (b) croak (c) meow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) clang (b) click (c) chirp

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