Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 590 · 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 leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
2. 2.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a campfire
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) splash
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) thud
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) chair (c) gentle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) garden
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) roar
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) quickly (c) gentle
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) crackle
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) honk
15. 15.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) chirp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) pencil (c) quickly
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) neigh
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) a bee
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) splash
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) oink (b) drip (c) chirp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) happy (c) slowly
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a cow (c) a motorbike
31. 31.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) honk (c) mango
33. 33.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a lion
34. 34.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a steel plate falling (c) a noisy drinker
35. 35.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) beep (c) mango
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) pitter-patter (c) knock
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) beep (c) clang
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a crisp papad

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