Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 419 · 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 doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) snip
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) woof
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) teacher (c) pencil
5. 5.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a doorbell (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
9. 9.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a noisy drinker
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) quickly
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
12. 12.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a camera (b) a cow (c) an owl
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) drip (b) woof (c) roar
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a clock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) slowly
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pig (b) a campfire (c) a camera
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) crackle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) click (c) boom
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a crisp papad
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) sizzle (c) crunch
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) vroom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) pencil (c) teacher
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pitter-patter (b) vroom (c) whoosh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) whoosh (c) snip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) mango (c) garden
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) whoosh (c) tall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) kind
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) tall (c) teacher
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) river
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) beep

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