Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 753 · 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?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crackle (c) tall
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) buzz (c) moo
5. 5.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a cat
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
7. 7.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) thunder
8. 8.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a rooster (c) a duck
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) river (c) tall
10. 10.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) an owl
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) knock (c) happy
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) click (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a bee (b) a duck (c) a cow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) quack (c) moo
17. 17.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) table (c) gentle
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sneeze (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) achoo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) splash
25. 25.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) tick-tock (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) table
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) croak
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) vroom (c) knock
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) beep
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) achoo (b) drip (c) beep
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) roar
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) gentle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pop (c) mango
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) green

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