Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 842 · 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?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
2. 2.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) beep (c) thud
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) clang (c) gentle
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) clang
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a sheep (b) a microwave (c) a rooster
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) mango
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) beep (b) crackle (c) meow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) chirp (b) click (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) gentle
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) oink (c) clang
16. 16.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a microwave (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) meow (c) ding-dong
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) boom (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) happy (c) river
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) teacher (c) green
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) yellow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) yellow
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a balloon (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) quickly (c) pencil
27. 27.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) river (c) slowly
29. 29.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) quickly (c) window
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) window
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) green (c) teacher
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) knock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) thud
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) neigh
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) snip
40. 40.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a camera

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