Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 117 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) roar
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a frog
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a car horn
7. 7.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) garden
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) thud (c) green
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) beep
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) hoot
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a cat
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) teacher (c) garden
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a crisp papad (c) a sparrow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) hiss
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) snip
24. 24.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) raindrops
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) honk
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) sizzle (b) oink (c) croak
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) tick-tock (b) snip (c) quack
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) roar (c) beep
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) drip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) happy (c) quickly
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
37. 37.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) garden
39. 39.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a clock (c) a microwave
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb

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