Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 949 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) quickly (c) yellow
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) thud
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) drip
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) pencil
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) moo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) croak
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) green
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) thunder (b) a crisp papad (c) a microwave
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) crackle (b) knock (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) pop
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a bee
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pop (b) sizzle (c) roar
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) river
22. 22.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a balloon (c) the wind
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) thunder (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a snake
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) knock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) garden (c) quickly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) hiss (c) pop
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) oink
31. 31.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a bee (c) a clock
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a bee
36. 36.What makes the sound “click”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) a camera
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) quickly
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a visitor at the door
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) woof (c) table

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