Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 536 · 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.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) woof
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) clang
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) achoo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) croak (b) chirp (c) drip
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) chirp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) pencil (c) table
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) window
12. 12.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a doorbell
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a bee (c) a steel plate falling
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) pencil (c) quickly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) chair (c) happy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) slurp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
20. 20.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a sneeze
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
23. 23.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
24. 24.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) hoot
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) buzz
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) yellow (c) slowly
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) knock (c) beep
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) splash
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
33. 33.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
34. 34.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a frog (b) a sheep (c) a dog
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a clock (b) a pig (c) a balloon
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) click
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) snip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers

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