Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 107 · 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) slurp (b) river (c) pencil
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) tick-tock
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) woof
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) croak
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) chair
9. 9.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) pop
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) hiss
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) mango
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) clang
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) thud
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) knock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) thud (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) teacher
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) click
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a dog (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) meow
26. 26.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a microwave
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) tall
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) beep
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) chirp
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) boom
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) chirp
34. 34.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) woof
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) pencil
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slowly
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) buzz
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) thud (b) splash (c) snip

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