Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 70 · 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) garden (b) green (c) chirp
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) gentle
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
4. 4.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a frog (c) a bee
5. 5.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) river
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) snip (b) click (c) crunch
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
11. 11.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a bee (c) a balloon
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) crunch
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) hiss
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) neigh (c) happy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) crackle
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) baa
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) woof (c) table
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) hoot
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) click
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) pencil (c) garden
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) roar
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) crunch
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) crunch
31. 31.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
33. 33.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a pig
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) gentle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) crunch
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) knock
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) beep
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot

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