Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 869 · 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 scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) quack
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) meow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) green
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) quack
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) quickly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) garden (c) teacher
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a camera (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a snake
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) thunder
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) mango (c) pencil
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) slurp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) thud
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) gentle (c) quickly
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) boom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) quack
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) kind (c) garden
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) window (c) tall
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) oink (c) slowly
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) an owl
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) vroom
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) happy (c) river
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
39. 39.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sheep
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) click (b) roar (c) baa

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