Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 116 · 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.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a camera
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) tall (c) kind
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) baa (c) slowly
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) quack (c) oink
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) slowly (c) happy
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) boom (b) tick-tock (c) splash
9. 9.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a balloon (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) pop (c) hiss
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) table
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) snip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) quickly (c) gentle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
16. 16.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) slurp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) table
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) teacher (c) table
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) happy
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) pencil (c) gentle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) drip
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
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.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) drip
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) pencil (c) teacher
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) woof (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) thunder (c) a duck
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) achoo (c) kind
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) happy
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) click (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) baa
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) quack
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) knock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) gentle

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