Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 848 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a balloon (c) an owl
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) gentle (c) chair
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) boom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a dog (c) a car horn
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) beep (c) teacher
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) snip (b) hoot (c) oink
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) vroom
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) snip (c) table
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) crackle (c) slurp
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) baa (b) knock (c) achoo
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) a sheep
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
18. 18.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cat (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a horse
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) crackle
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) pencil (c) kind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) slowly (c) window
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a heavy bag falling
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hiss (c) quickly
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) quack
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) hiss (c) roar
35. 35.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a balloon
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) achoo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) moo
40. 40.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) a rooster

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