Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 699 · 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) slowly (b) happy (c) oink
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) an owl
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) buzz
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) river
7. 7.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) a cat
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
9. 9.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) vroom
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) chirp
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) moo
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) oink
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) pop (c) croak
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) gentle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) snip
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
21. 21.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a camera (b) the wind (c) a visitor at the door
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hiss (c) teacher
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) table
24. 24.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) window
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) knock
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) the wind (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
28. 28.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) a duck
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a rooster (b) a duck (c) a cow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) neigh
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) woof (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a horse (c) a cow
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) snip
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) chirp
39. 39.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) roar (c) meow

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