Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 416 · 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.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a frog (c) a steel plate falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a snake (c) a horse
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
4. 4.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a snake (b) a campfire (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) oink
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) thud (c) click
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) quack
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) happy (c) river
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) hoot
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) snip (c) gentle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crackle (b) croak (c) baa
19. 19.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a rooster
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) slowly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) garden (c) quickly
22. 22.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) a balloon
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) hoot (c) chair
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cat
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) whoosh
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a bee (c) a dog
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) chirp
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) drip (c) slowly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
35. 35.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) raindrops (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) green (c) gentle
37. 37.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) tall
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) gentle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) hiss

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