Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 706 · 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) tall (b) boom (c) chair
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) slurp
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) achoo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) honk
8. 8.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sneeze
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
10. 10.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) knock (c) pencil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) table (c) garden
13. 13.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
14. 14.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a sheep
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) achoo (c) garden
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) river (c) mango
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) pop
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
22. 22.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sparrow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chirp (c) garden
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) tall (c) table
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) crunch
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) green (c) river
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a duck
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) teacher (c) pencil
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) buzz (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) vroom
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) kind
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) neigh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) a horse
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) moo

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