Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 266 · 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.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) a sheep
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) moo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) roar
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) the wind
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) roar
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) splash
9. 9.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sheep (c) a snake
10. 10.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) vroom
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) hoot
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) meow (b) moo (c) honk
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) roar (c) honk
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) happy (c) river
17. 17.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a cow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) pencil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
20. 20.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sparrow (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) tick-tock
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) table
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) quickly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) achoo
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) clang
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a camera (b) a microwave (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) mango (c) knock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a lion
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) neigh
37. 37.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) a noisy drinker
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) roar (c) thud
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop

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