Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 487 · 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 jump into a pool (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) drip
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a lion
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) knock (c) roar
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
6. 6.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a rooster
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) roar
8. 8.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a horse
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
10. 10.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a microwave (b) a dog (c) a snake
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
13. 13.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) a balloon
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) knock
15. 15.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a microwave
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) gentle (c) mango
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) click
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) neigh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) chair (c) slowly
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) buzz (b) crackle (c) woof
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) green
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) croak
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) meow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) snip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) hoot
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) drip
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) moo (c) tall
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) click
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) tick-tock (c) moo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) mango
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cat (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
37. 37.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a lion (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a noisy drinker
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) hiss
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom

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