Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 898 · 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.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) chair (c) gentle
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) baa
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) clang
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a camera
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a cow
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) splash
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) slurp (b) achoo (c) honk
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) teacher
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a balloon
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) snip
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) moo
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a horse
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) buzz
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) snip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) knock
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a balloon (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) vroom
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) slurp
28. 28.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) slurp
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) kind
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) tick-tock (b) crackle (c) honk
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crunch (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) crackle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) boom
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) woof (b) knock (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) beep (b) hiss (c) neigh

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