Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 99 · 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) hiss (b) tall (c) window
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) window (c) pencil
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) chirp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) mango (c) neigh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) river (c) pencil
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
9. 9.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a clock (b) a doorbell (c) a sneeze
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) crackle
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
12. 12.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a bee
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) happy
14. 14.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) a cat
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) beep (b) snip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) tall (c) chair
17. 17.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a sheep
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) pop
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a snake (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) oink
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hiss (b) croak (c) sizzle
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) woof
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) moo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) slowly
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) meow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) click
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
32. 32.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a camera
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) oink (c) woof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) kind
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) vroom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) clang (b) roar (c) knock

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