Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 332 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
2. 2.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) thunder (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a balloon (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
5. 5.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) raindrops (b) an owl (c) a pair of scissors
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) neigh (c) river
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) table
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a balloon (b) the wind (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thud (b) snip (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) teacher
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) achoo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) oink (c) river
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) boom
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) click (c) table
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cow (c) a sparrow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) quickly
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) sizzle
23. 23.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sneeze (b) a car horn (c) a frog
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) quack
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) baa (b) splash (c) quack
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) splash
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a rooster (c) the wind
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) yellow
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) teacher
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) achoo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) gentle
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chirp
36. 36.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) thunder
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) honk (b) click (c) oink
38. 38.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) crunch

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