Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 873 · 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) chair (b) gentle (c) beep
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) snip
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) the wind (c) a snake
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a cat
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) snip (c) yellow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) thud
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) knock (c) click
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) teacher
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) pencil
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) knock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) mango
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
22. 22.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a visitor at the door
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) meow
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
25. 25.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sneeze (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) click
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) slurp
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sneeze (b) a lion (c) a cat
30. 30.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a pig
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hoot (b) clang (c) honk
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
33. 33.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a motorbike
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) hiss
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) crunch
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) river (c) mango
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) neigh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) honk (b) crackle (c) moo
40. 40.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a visitor at the door

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