Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 961 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
2. 2.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a campfire (b) a pig (c) a horse
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) gentle
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) moo (b) beep (c) crunch
6. 6.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) kind (c) teacher
8. 8.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) tick-tock (c) baa
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) gentle (c) table
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) oink (c) baa
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) kind
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) achoo (c) pencil
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) thud
16. 16.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a crisp papad
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) slurp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
19. 19.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) drip
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) hiss
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) moo
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) achoo
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) vroom
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) tick-tock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) crunch
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) boom (b) chirp (c) meow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) river (c) green
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) crackle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) beep
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) sizzle
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
38. 38.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) click
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) pitter-patter

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