Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 226 · 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) drip (b) gentle (c) mango
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) beep
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) river
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) oink (c) gentle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quack (c) neigh
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) hoot
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) table (c) mango
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a campfire (b) a noisy drinker (c) a bee
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) knock
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) table
17. 17.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) drip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) table
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) splash
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) honk
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) baa (b) achoo (c) tick-tock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) hoot
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) slowly (c) mango
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) boom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) pop
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) click
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) click (c) clang
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) ding-dong

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