Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 334 · 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?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) hiss
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) roar
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) moo
5. 5.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) meow (b) click (c) hiss
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) drip (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
9. 9.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) raindrops (c) a cat
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) yellow
11. 11.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a steel plate falling
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) beep (c) neigh
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) neigh
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) baa
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) teacher (c) window
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) gentle
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) tall (c) quickly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) snip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) ding-dong (c) happy
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) clang
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
30. 30.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a lion
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a doorbell (b) a campfire (c) a cat
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) whoosh
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) an owl (c) a frog
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) woof (c) window
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
40. 40.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil

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