Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 838 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) chirp
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) roar
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) boom
4. 4.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a rooster
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) click
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) kind
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) meow (c) garden
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) boom
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a duck (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) boom (b) crunch (c) drip
15. 15.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) a steel plate falling
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) hiss
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) quack
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) chair (c) yellow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) chirp
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) roar
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) baa (c) moo
27. 27.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a car horn
28. 28.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
30. 30.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) mango (c) chair
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) meow
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) snip (b) croak (c) honk
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) teacher
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) honk (b) achoo (c) chirp
37. 37.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) the wind (b) a sparrow (c) a cow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) boom
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a car horn

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