Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 255 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) thud (c) knock
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a camera
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) clang
6. 6.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a visitor at the door
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) beep (c) green
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) hoot
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) achoo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) green
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) pop
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) green
16. 16.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a steel plate falling
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) ding-dong (c) table
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) croak
20. 20.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a camera (b) a pig (c) a duck
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) meow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) honk
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) knock (c) woof
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) yellow (c) tall
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a snake
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) woof
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) happy
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) baa
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) pop
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) vroom (b) achoo (c) splash
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) drip
37. 37.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
39. 39.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
40. 40.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) thunder (c) a cow

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