Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 308 · 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 “quack”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) raindrops
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) roar
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) pop (c) vroom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) quickly
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) boom
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) beep (b) roar (c) buzz
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) chirp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) table (c) tall
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
12. 12.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) an owl (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) pop (c) boom
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
15. 15.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) a doorbell
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a doorbell
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) boom
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) croak
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) river (c) gentle
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
23. 23.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a motorbike
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) thud
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) knock (b) hiss (c) baa
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) river
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) drip (c) tall
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) vroom (c) knock
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slurp (c) garden
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) croak
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) oink
36. 36.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a clock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) kind
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) mango (c) teacher
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat

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