Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 701 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) drip (c) river
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) sizzle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) chirp (c) crunch
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) kind
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) yellow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) beep
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) moo
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a visitor at the door (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) honk (c) gentle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) green (c) kind
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a clock (c) a duck
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
20. 20.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a frog
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pitter-patter (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) croak (c) baa
25. 25.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a lion
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) baa (b) sizzle (c) boom
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) roar
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a duck (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crackle (b) sizzle (c) hoot
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) quickly
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) drip (b) whoosh (c) buzz
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) hoot
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a microwave (c) a pair of scissors
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) baa
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) vroom
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) crunch
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil

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