Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 924 · 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) the wind (b) thunder (c) a lion
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) pop
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) tall
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) quack
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
6. 6.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a crisp papad
7. 7.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a dog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) drip
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) happy (c) mango
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
12. 12.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pair of scissors
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) neigh
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) splash
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) neigh
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
20. 20.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) thud
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) sizzle (b) buzz (c) croak
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) quickly (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) drip (c) buzz
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) snip
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
27. 27.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a lion
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) beep
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) achoo (c) pencil
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) croak
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) hiss
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) chair
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) thud

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