Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 787 · 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 sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
4. 4.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a dog (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) teacher
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) snip
7. 7.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) pencil
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) croak
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) slowly (c) river
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a steel plate falling
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) yellow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) green (c) quickly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) beep
21. 21.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) snip (b) ding-dong (c) pop
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) splash
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) ding-dong (c) yellow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) thud
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) snip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) hoot
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
31. 31.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) knock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) woof (b) pop (c) crunch
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) pop
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) teacher (c) garden
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) neigh

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