Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 278 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) achoo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) quack
3. 3.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
4. 4.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) a camera
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) pop
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) whoosh (b) quack (c) knock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) kind
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) click (c) splash
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
19. 19.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cow (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
21. 21.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) a camera
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) snip
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) chirp
25. 25.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) roar
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a car horn
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) neigh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) honk (c) boom
30. 30.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a lion (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) pencil (c) slowly
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) roar
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) a leaking tap
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) woof
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) crackle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) pitter-patter (b) boom (c) croak
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) oink (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) slurp (c) hoot
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) drip (c) river

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