Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 830 · 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) roar (b) happy (c) garden
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) splash
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) moo (c) kind
4. 4.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cat (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) boom
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) teacher
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a motorbike
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
15. 15.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) a camera (c) a snake
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) neigh
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) woof
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) roar
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) hoot
21. 21.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a clock (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
23. 23.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) a duck
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a doorbell (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) the wind
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) mango (c) table
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) table
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a microwave (c) a lion
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) thud
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sneeze
35. 35.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) crackle (b) neigh (c) snip
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) achoo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) vroom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo

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