Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 804 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) oink
6. 6.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a camera
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hoot (c) table
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) thud (c) splash
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a microwave
12. 12.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) woof (b) snip (c) croak
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a camera (b) a balloon (c) raindrops
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) knock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) kind (c) river
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) quickly
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) garden
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) beep
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) oink (c) slurp
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) mango (c) pencil
25. 25.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) thunder (c) an owl
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) ding-dong
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a microwave (c) a frog
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) neigh (c) green
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) pop
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a lion
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) quickly
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a rooster (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) chirp
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slurp (c) green
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) clang
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) kind (c) green
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) quack

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