Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 956 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) tick-tock (c) vroom
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) table
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) window (c) happy
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) moo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) oink
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) buzz
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) hiss
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cat (b) a sneeze (c) a motorbike
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) the wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) quickly
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) honk
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) snip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) happy
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) window
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) pencil (c) tall
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) oink
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) woof
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) neigh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) achoo (c) yellow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) kind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) teacher (c) table
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) vroom (b) sizzle (c) drip
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) table
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a jump into a pool
34. 34.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a pig
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sheep (b) raindrops (c) a snake
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) happy
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a lion
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tick-tock (c) green

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