Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 954 · 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 “drip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) achoo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) drip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) meow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a lion
11. 11.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a steel plate falling
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a balloon
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) baa (b) vroom (c) woof
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) oink
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a microwave (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) beep
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) meow (c) tick-tock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) moo (c) mango
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) splash (b) thud (c) beep
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) click (b) oink (c) meow
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) raindrops (c) a doorbell
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) pencil
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a camera (c) raindrops
33. 33.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a heavy bag falling (c) the wind
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) green (c) happy
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) roar
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) quickly
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) pencil (c) slowly

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