Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 201 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) ding-dong (c) gentle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) river (c) tall
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) drip (b) chirp (c) neigh
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) honk
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) window
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) buzz
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) slowly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) tall
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) kind (c) yellow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) achoo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) garden (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) moo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) drip
16. 16.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) roar
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) a lion
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) moo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) gentle
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) the wind
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crackle (c) splash
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) pop
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) snip (c) slurp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) achoo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) quack
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) clang
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a camera
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) woof
40. 40.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) pakoras in hot oil

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