Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 799 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) garden
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) kind
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) sizzle (b) buzz (c) baa
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) gentle
5. 5.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cat (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
7. 7.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) a microwave
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) oink (c) river
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) snip (c) hoot
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) woof
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) chirp (b) thud (c) roar
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) vroom (c) sizzle
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a jump into a pool
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) river
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) happy (c) kind
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) whoosh (c) window
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) slowly (c) teacher
27. 27.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) quack (b) click (c) ding-dong
29. 29.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a frog
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) snip
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
33. 33.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) mango
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) splash
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) teacher

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