Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 442 · 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 “thud”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) kind
4. 4.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a snake
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
6. 6.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) moo (c) vroom
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sheep (c) a bee
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) green
10. 10.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) crackle
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a car horn (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) hiss
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) woof (b) ding-dong (c) splash
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) vroom
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) window (c) mango
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) splash (c) buzz
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
23. 23.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a duck (c) a lion
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) teacher
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) thud
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) garden
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) garden
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) boom
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) thud (c) chair
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) chirp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) moo
34. 34.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a microwave
35. 35.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a pig (c) a snake
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) kind (c) yellow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) gentle (c) green
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) chirp
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind

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