Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 868 · 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) river (b) clang (c) teacher
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) sizzle (c) woof
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
6. 6.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a campfire (c) thunder
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a horse (c) a duck
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) moo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) tall (c) yellow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) knock
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) beep
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) kind (c) quickly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
17. 17.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sheep (b) a pig (c) a lion
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) hoot
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) hiss
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) garden
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) oink (b) slurp (c) vroom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) chirp
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sheep (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) beep
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) achoo
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) baa (b) knock (c) slurp
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) click (b) roar (c) woof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) whoosh (c) happy
36. 36.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) a steel plate falling
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) vroom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) woof

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