Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 884 · 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) window (b) pop (c) yellow
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) croak
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) happy (c) garden
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) vroom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) beep
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) mango
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sheep (c) a frog
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) hiss
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
13. 13.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a duck (b) a car horn (c) an owl
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) buzz
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) chair (c) tall
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) teacher
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) quack
20. 20.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
22. 22.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) kind (c) slowly
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) roar
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) slurp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a doorbell
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) gentle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) happy
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) snip (b) drip (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) river
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) roar (b) hoot (c) pop
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) table
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) moo (c) slowly
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) tall
40. 40.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sneeze (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil

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