Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 783 · 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 raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) chirp (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hiss (c) gentle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) buzz
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) drip
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) pencil
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pitter-patter (c) happy
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) buzz
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) chirp
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a cow (c) a pig
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) mango (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) moo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) achoo (c) teacher
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cow (b) a camera (c) a rooster
17. 17.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a pig
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) yellow
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) oink (c) crackle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) moo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) snip
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) honk (b) vroom (c) sizzle
24. 24.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a horse
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) buzz
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) baa
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) pencil (c) green
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quack (c) window
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a microwave (b) a frog (c) a bee
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a lion (b) a visitor at the door (c) a motorbike
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) roar (b) click (c) hoot
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) kind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) quickly (c) teacher
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) splash
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) roar
38. 38.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a car horn (c) raindrops
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) roar
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a crisp papad

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