Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 832 · 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) tall (b) garden (c) tick-tock
2. 2.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a leaking tap (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a visitor at the door
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sneeze (b) an owl (c) a horse
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) neigh
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) pop
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) pencil (c) table
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) boom (c) slowly
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) beep (c) achoo
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a cow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) baa (c) green
13. 13.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a horse (c) a pig
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crackle (c) gentle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) baa
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) clang (c) garden
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
22. 22.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a lion (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) yellow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) drip
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) meow
31. 31.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) thud
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) oink
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) knock

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