Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 538 · 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 taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crunch (c) boom
6. 6.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) neigh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) quickly
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) snip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) thud
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) clang
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) whoosh
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) vroom
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) drip
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) neigh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) pencil (c) tall
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) splash (c) garden
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) snip (c) green
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) moo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) honk
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) drip (b) pop (c) neigh
30. 30.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) a bee
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a cat
34. 34.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) the wind (c) a campfire
35. 35.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) pakoras in hot oil
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) pop
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) oink
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) teacher (c) pencil
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) achoo (b) vroom (c) splash

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