Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 224 · 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 doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
2. 2.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a clock (c) a cat
3. 3.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a heavy bag falling
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) clang (c) meow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) yellow (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) honk
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) baa (c) teacher
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) roar
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) buzz (c) table
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) table
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a microwave
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a balloon (b) a car horn (c) a sheep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) kind
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) snip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) thud
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) chirp
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) oink
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) tick-tock (b) snip (c) woof
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) splash
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a clock
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) tall (c) yellow
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sneeze (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) hoot
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) slurp
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) chirp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
36. 36.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) meow
40. 40.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) a frog

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