Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 479 · 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 “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a horse (c) a lion
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) achoo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a motorbike (c) a heavy bag falling
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) pop
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) whoosh (b) knock (c) meow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) yellow (c) teacher
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a motorbike (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) gentle (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) teacher
13. 13.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a sneeze
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a motorbike (c) a horse
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) slowly
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) garden
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a frog
22. 22.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) a bee
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) meow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) vroom
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) oink (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) vroom (c) kind
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) garden
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) chirp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) click
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) beep (b) knock (c) splash
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) window
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat

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