Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 918 · 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) table (b) gentle (c) moo
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
4. 4.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) the wind (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) tall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) crackle (c) snip
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) clang (c) window
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) hoot
14. 14.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) a horse
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) crunch (b) snip (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) happy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) slurp
18. 18.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
20. 20.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a rooster (b) a dog (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) crunch
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) garden
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) roar
27. 27.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) beep (c) chair
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) thunder
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) sizzle (c) meow
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) whoosh
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) meow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) quack
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) hoot
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) baa
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) boom (c) slowly

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