Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 558 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) buzz (c) pencil
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) moo (c) mango
5. 5.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a dog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) knock (c) table
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
8. 8.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) garden
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
11. 11.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) baa
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) window (c) kind
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) meow
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) teacher
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) teacher
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) crackle
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) yellow (c) gentle
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cat (c) an owl
34. 34.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a cow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) knock (c) neigh
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cow (b) a lion (c) a clock

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