Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 945 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hiss (c) mango
4. 4.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) woof
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) click
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) whoosh (b) slurp (c) chirp
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) neigh
10. 10.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a rooster (c) a duck
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) gentle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) clang (c) green
15. 15.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) raindrops (c) an owl
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
18. 18.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sheep (b) a camera (c) a snake
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) chair
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) woof
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) achoo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) knock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) chirp (b) croak (c) pop
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) neigh
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) slowly
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) pop
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) drip
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
33. 33.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) click (c) drip
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) tall
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) splash
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
39. 39.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a dog
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom

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