Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 707 · 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) happy (b) slowly (c) hiss
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) vroom
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) honk
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) splash
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tick-tock (c) gentle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) buzz (c) roar
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) mango
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
11. 11.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a camera (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) meow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) moo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sheep (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
18. 18.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) the wind
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
20. 20.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
21. 21.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) sizzle
24. 24.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a sneeze
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) click
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) woof
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
28. 28.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a rooster
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) croak (c) quickly
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pig (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) thud (b) moo (c) crackle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) snip (c) quickly
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) meow (b) achoo (c) tick-tock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) neigh
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) raindrops (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) garden
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn

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