Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 348 · 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 puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) meow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) woof
6. 6.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a rooster (c) a horse
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) oink
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) snip
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) sizzle (c) gentle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) honk
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
12. 12.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) thunder
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a rooster (c) a cat
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) neigh (c) splash
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
19. 19.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) garden
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chirp (c) gentle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) honk (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) yellow
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) snip
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) click (c) quickly
32. 32.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) thunder
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) roar
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) roar
36. 36.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a lion
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) boom (c) chair
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) ding-dong (c) river
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) croak
40. 40.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) the wind

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