Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 199 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) click
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) mango
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) mango
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) chirp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) chair (c) teacher
10. 10.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
11. 11.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) pop
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) gentle
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) a dog
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quack (c) pencil
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) boom (c) chair
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) oink (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) thunder (c) a camera
27. 27.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a duck (c) a car horn
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
31. 31.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hiss (c) slowly
33. 33.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sparrow (b) an owl (c) a frog
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
35. 35.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a camera
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) baa
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) snip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front

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