Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 139 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) thud
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) woof
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) window (c) quickly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hiss (b) croak (c) vroom
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sheep (c) a clock
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) whoosh (b) pop (c) meow
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
11. 11.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) the wind
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) gentle (c) tall
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) thud
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) roar (b) neigh (c) moo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) drip (c) garden
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) green
20. 20.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a dog
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) a balloon
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) croak
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) hoot
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) click
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) roar
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
33. 33.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sheep (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sparrow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) achoo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) gentle (c) kind
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) knock (b) sizzle (c) honk
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) honk (c) garden

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