Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 894 · 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) pop (b) window (c) gentle
2. 2.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a snake (c) a cow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) chirp (c) roar
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
6. 6.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) raindrops (b) thunder (c) a motorbike
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) chirp
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
9. 9.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a doorbell (b) a lion (c) a bee
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) chirp
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) tall
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) a sheep
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) green
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) green (c) yellow
19. 19.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) raindrops
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) splash
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) click
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) chair
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) snip (c) pop
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) teacher
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
31. 31.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) clang
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) thud (c) crackle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) boom
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) baa (c) pencil
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) honk

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