Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 472 · 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 “splash”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) snip
5. 5.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pig (b) a bee (c) a sheep
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
9. 9.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) thud (b) neigh (c) baa
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) whoosh (b) beep (c) croak
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) splash (c) teacher
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) a duck
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) table
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) meow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
17. 17.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) a bee
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) buzz
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
20. 20.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a horse (c) a balloon
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) oink
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
24. 24.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a leaking tap
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) mango (c) green
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) slurp
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) splash
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) click
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) tall
31. 31.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a car horn
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
36. 36.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) a campfire
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chirp (c) slowly
38. 38.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a duck (c) a steel plate falling
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) ding-dong (c) clang
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) moo (c) happy

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