Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 428 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) splash (b) tick-tock (c) boom
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) window (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) slurp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) hiss
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cow (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) woof
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) garden
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) tall
9. 9.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) a bee
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) thud
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) sizzle (c) mango
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) crackle
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) moo
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) thud (c) snip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) knock (c) oink
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) moo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) pop
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) neigh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
29. 29.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a doorbell (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
32. 32.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a car horn (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a frog
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) pop
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) happy (c) table
36. 36.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) chirp
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows

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