Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 563 · 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 thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) oink (b) crunch (c) boom
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) yellow
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) pencil (c) teacher
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) clang (c) garden
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a rooster (c) a snake
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) moo (c) happy
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) croak
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) click
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
13. 13.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
14. 14.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a camera (c) a microwave
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) kind
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) drip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) splash
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) hoot
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) slowly
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) moo (c) crackle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) drip (c) slowly
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) neigh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
28. 28.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a clock
29. 29.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a frog
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) boom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) sizzle
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a duck (c) a bee
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) pencil (c) slowly
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) raindrops (c) a bee
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) meow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) oink (c) slowly
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) quack (c) pencil
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) neigh

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