Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 460 · 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 “achoo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) knock
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) table
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) thunder
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) sizzle (c) chair
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) slowly (c) teacher
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) quickly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) meow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
17. 17.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) garden
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) vroom
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a rooster (c) a snake
21. 21.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a horse (c) a bee
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) knock
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) moo
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) whoosh (c) hoot
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pig (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) splash (c) honk
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) vroom (b) splash (c) roar
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
31. 31.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) gentle
34. 34.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
35. 35.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sparrow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) honk
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) slurp (c) boom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) snip

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