Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 888 · 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) pencil (b) yellow (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) slowly (c) river
3. 3.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) yellow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) beep (c) achoo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) drip (b) chirp (c) crackle
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) a sparrow (c) a horse
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a duck (c) a frog
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slurp (c) meow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) beep
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) a bee
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) river (c) slowly
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) crunch
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) tick-tock
24. 24.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cow (b) a balloon (c) a car horn
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) kind
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) click
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) clang
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) achoo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) buzz
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) whoosh
33. 33.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a microwave (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) baa
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) oink (c) thud

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