Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 910 · 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) clang (b) gentle (c) mango
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sparrow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) click (c) crunch
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) green (c) table
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pitter-patter (c) pencil
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) chair (c) pencil
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) honk
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) croak (c) window
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) slurp
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) quickly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) teacher
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a horse
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) moo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) teacher
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) pop (c) vroom
20. 20.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) a dog
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) table (c) garden
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) tall
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) quack
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
29. 29.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a car horn (b) a campfire (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) knock
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a car horn (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pop (c) drip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
37. 37.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) river
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop

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