Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 72 · 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 scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) moo
3. 3.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) a snake
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) teacher
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) table (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) chair (c) tall
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) drip
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) neigh (c) garden
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) snip (b) oink (c) chirp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) quack
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
17. 17.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cow (c) a snake
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) mango (c) gentle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) roar (c) snip
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a camera
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) vroom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crackle (c) slowly
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) slurp
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) buzz
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) thud
30. 30.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) tall (c) quickly
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
33. 33.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) the wind (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) hoot
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) a horse
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) click
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) quickly
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cow (c) a camera
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) tall

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