Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 863 · 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 bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
2. 2.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a visitor at the door
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) green (c) tall
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) sizzle (b) click (c) crunch
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) crackle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) gentle (c) green
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) neigh
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pop (c) tick-tock
11. 11.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a rooster
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) slowly
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) river
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) crackle
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) pop
16. 16.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) the wind (c) a campfire
17. 17.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a sheep
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) quack
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) quickly
21. 21.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sheep (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
23. 23.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a leaking tap (b) the wind (c) a duck
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) click (c) pop
25. 25.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) crackle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) roar
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pig
29. 29.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) thunder (c) a leaking tap
30. 30.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) an owl
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) knock
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) croak (c) tick-tock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
36. 36.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) hiss
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) tick-tock
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow

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