Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 900 · 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 “knock”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) the wind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) crackle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) quickly
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) mango
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) happy
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) crackle (c) pop
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) boom
10. 10.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) boom (b) knock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pair of scissors
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a camera (c) a jump into a pool
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) vroom
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) garden (c) gentle
17. 17.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a rooster
20. 20.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tick-tock (c) teacher
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) table (c) quickly
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) river (c) green
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) quack
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) sizzle (c) thud
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) croak
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
30. 30.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a leaking tap (b) the wind (c) a snake
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) pencil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) quack
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap

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