Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 761 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) croak
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) buzz
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) an owl
5. 5.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a car horn (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
6. 6.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a crisp papad (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) thud (c) splash
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) oink (c) teacher
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) window (c) chair
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
14. 14.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sheep (c) a campfire
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) an owl
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) pencil
17. 17.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a frog (c) a horse
18. 18.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a cow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) hiss
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) slowly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) river (c) green
25. 25.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) boom (c) slowly
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) neigh
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) a car horn
29. 29.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a crisp papad (c) a lion
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) beep
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) yellow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) gentle
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) beep (b) roar (c) oink
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) boom
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) splash
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) slowly

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