Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 122 · 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 balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) pop
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) slowly
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) happy (c) teacher
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) oink (c) chair
5. 5.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) a microwave
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) meow
7. 7.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a snake (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
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.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a camera
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) meow (c) boom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) yellow (c) tall
12. 12.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a horse (c) the wind
13. 13.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) a lion
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
16. 16.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) hiss
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
20. 20.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) garden
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) neigh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) chair
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) garden
25. 25.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
27. 27.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a leaking tap
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) crunch
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) mango (c) green
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) teacher
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) quickly (c) window
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) beep (c) chirp
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) a car horn
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) achoo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) snip
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion

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