Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 78 · 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 pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a snake
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) beep
4. 4.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sheep (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) kind (c) green
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) honk (c) window
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) quickly
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) snip (b) vroom (c) meow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) gentle
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a duck (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) honk
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
15. 15.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) clang
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) crunch
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) boom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) hiss
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a lion
23. 23.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
24. 24.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a camera
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) boom
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) beep
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) slurp
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) oink
31. 31.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) croak
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) a clock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) oink (b) vroom (c) thud
36. 36.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a snake (c) a pair of scissors
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) yellow (c) slowly
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) whoosh (c) vroom
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a pair of scissors (c) a car horn

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