Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 937 · 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) happy (b) garden (c) slurp
2. 2.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
3. 3.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) chair (c) tall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) chirp
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) croak (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) snip
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) river (c) chair
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) buzz
13. 13.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) raindrops (c) a jump into a pool
14. 14.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) table (c) teacher
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) woof
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) click (b) quack (c) sizzle
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) yellow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) achoo (c) yellow
26. 26.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) river
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a snake
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) drip
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) honk
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) garden (c) gentle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) pop
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) beep (c) slurp
38. 38.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) croak (b) crackle (c) snip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) chirp (b) slurp (c) snip

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