Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 223 · 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.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) drip (c) tick-tock
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a motorbike (c) a horse
6. 6.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) neigh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) chair (c) happy
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) chair
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) thud (c) splash
12. 12.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) quickly (c) teacher
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) knock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) chair (c) river
16. 16.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a car horn (c) an owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) garden
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) buzz
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) meow
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) window (c) gentle
25. 25.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a rooster
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) boom (b) whoosh (c) neigh
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
32. 32.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) a clock
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) snip
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) moo
35. 35.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) slowly (c) teacher
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crackle (c) happy
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a frog
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) chair (c) yellow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) clang (c) buzz

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