Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 398 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) knock (c) mango
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) slurp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) roar
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) buzz
7. 7.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) splash (c) click
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) quack
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) clang (c) happy
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a dog
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a jump into a pool
13. 13.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a lion (b) thunder (c) a camera
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) chirp (b) baa (c) snip
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a steel plate falling
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) oink
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a cat
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chirp (c) slowly
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) green
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) drip
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) baa (b) splash (c) achoo
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) moo (c) hoot
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) pop
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) gentle (c) quickly
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) buzz (c) table
35. 35.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a pig
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) moo
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) pop
40. 40.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a sneeze

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