Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 983 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) hiss
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) table
4. 4.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a bee (b) a doorbell (c) a sparrow
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a clock (c) a frog
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) slurp
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) neigh (b) drip (c) croak
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) kind (c) pencil
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) slurp
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) meow
12. 12.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) thunder
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) hoot
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) beep
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) splash (b) baa (c) crunch
17. 17.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) quack
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
20. 20.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) an owl
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) quack
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) happy (c) teacher
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) kind (c) gentle
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) window (c) mango
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) roar (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) chirp
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) whoosh
31. 31.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sheep (b) a visitor at the door (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pig (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
35. 35.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) neigh
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) neigh
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) happy (c) table

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