Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 285 · 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 “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a rooster
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) knock
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) baa (b) click (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) neigh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a sheep (c) a cow
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) snip
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) splash (c) hoot
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) click (c) gentle
12. 12.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hoot (b) boom (c) chirp
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) baa (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
16. 16.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) the wind (b) a frog (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) pencil
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) kind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) buzz (c) oink
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
22. 22.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) an owl (c) a pig
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) table
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) slurp (b) boom (c) beep
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) click
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) beep (c) buzz
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) beep
28. 28.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pig (b) a pair of scissors (c) a jump into a pool
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) honk
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) a doorbell
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) baa
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) croak
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) drip (c) teacher
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) snip
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) clang
37. 37.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) a lion
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) crunch
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) vroom (c) quickly

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