Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 436 · 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 camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) tick-tock (c) knock
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) sizzle (c) quack
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a sheep
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) moo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) clang (c) chirp
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) click (c) yellow
10. 10.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) pencil
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) green
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) green
16. 16.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) garden
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) click
22. 22.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a camera (b) a clock (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) teacher (c) gentle
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) boom (c) slurp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) meow (c) chair
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) knock (c) chair
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) snip
29. 29.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) table
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) knock (c) splash
32. 32.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) table (c) slowly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) roar
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) pencil
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) happy
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) neigh
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) raindrops

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