Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 950 · 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 doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) oink (c) ding-dong
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) roar (b) window (c) gentle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quack (c) window
5. 5.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a rooster (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) splash
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) moo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) crackle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hoot (c) table
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) thud (c) quack
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) snip (b) croak (c) achoo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) slurp (b) oink (c) croak
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) vroom (c) gentle
17. 17.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a motorbike (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) woof (c) meow
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) sizzle (b) hiss (c) clang
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) beep
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) snip
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) teacher (c) window
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) woof
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) sizzle
27. 27.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a pair of scissors
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) green
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) baa
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) whoosh (c) happy
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) knock
35. 35.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) roar (c) quack
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) kind (c) chair
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) kind
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) croak

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