Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 755 · 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.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) thunder (b) a cat (c) a cow
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a rooster (c) raindrops
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) click (c) oink
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a doorbell (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
6. 6.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a motorbike (c) a lion
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) pencil (c) quickly
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) slurp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) buzz (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pig (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) meow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
14. 14.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a camera
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) hiss
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) click (c) chirp
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) oink
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) splash
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) knock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) beep
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a camera
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
28. 28.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a snake (c) a camera
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) kind (c) table
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) tall
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) croak
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) thud (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) boom
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) moo (b) oink (c) splash
38. 38.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) crackle
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a lion (c) a cat

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