Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 355 · 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 leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tick-tock (c) chair
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) boom
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) vroom (c) clang
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
8. 8.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) oink
10. 10.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a horse
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) knock (c) splash
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a frog
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) honk
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) yellow (c) garden
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) baa (c) thud
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a cow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) pop
23. 23.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) pencil
25. 25.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) raindrops (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) moo
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) raindrops (b) thunder (c) the wind
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) crunch
32. 32.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) croak
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) achoo
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a sheep (c) a campfire
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) knock
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) river (c) chair
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
40. 40.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a sparrow

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