Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 904 · 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 “roar”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hiss (c) kind
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) teacher
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) crunch
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) hoot
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) woof (b) snip (c) vroom
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) slurp (c) ding-dong
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pop (c) green
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) beep
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) snip
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) click (c) teacher
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) woof
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) tick-tock (c) slurp
22. 22.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) a snake (c) a campfire
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) hiss
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) roar
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) pencil
26. 26.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a clock (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) slurp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) table (c) pencil
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) honk
30. 30.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) click
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) boom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) pop
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) knock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) boom
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) quack
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp

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