Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 744 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) croak
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) slurp (c) crunch
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) river (c) yellow
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a snake
6. 6.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) slowly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) crackle
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a snake
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) moo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) roar (c) hoot
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) neigh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) honk
18. 18.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) crunch
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) snip
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) table (c) tall
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pitter-patter (c) river
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
24. 24.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pair of scissors
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) splash (c) garden
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) snip (b) crackle (c) pop
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a duck
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) boom (c) garden
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) thud (c) gentle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) slurp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) crunch (b) snip (c) clang
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) garden
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy

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