Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 540 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) happy
3. 3.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cat
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) honk
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) achoo (b) drip (c) knock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) window
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) buzz
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) beep
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) oink
11. 11.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a pig
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) kind (c) quickly
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) snip
14. 14.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) buzz
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) pop
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) splash
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crunch (c) mango
21. 21.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) thunder
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) yellow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) window
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) crackle
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a lion
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) pop
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) clang (c) knock
30. 30.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
32. 32.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a doorbell (b) a camera (c) a steel plate falling
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) gentle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) happy
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) garden (c) teacher
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) thud
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) vroom

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