Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 989 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) roar (c) table
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a car horn (b) a duck (c) an owl
3. 3.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cat
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) thud (c) neigh
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) drip (b) tick-tock (c) beep
10. 10.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) pencil (c) river
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) woof
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) a snake
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) knock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) drip
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) raindrops (b) a horse (c) an owl
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) baa
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) beep
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) slowly (c) river
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) sizzle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) yellow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) knock
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) beep
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) yellow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) buzz
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) sizzle (c) honk
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) honk (b) crackle (c) vroom
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) knock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) tall
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a bee
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) oink
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) hoot
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) green (c) mango

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