Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 607 · 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 motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) click (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) croak
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) river
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) pencil
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) green
8. 8.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a balloon
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) achoo (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a bee
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) clang
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) crunch (c) knock
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) knock (b) meow (c) neigh
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) woof
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) ding-dong (c) green
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
24. 24.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a visitor at the door (c) a motorbike
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) achoo (c) yellow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) slurp
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) knock
31. 31.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a rooster (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) drip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) gentle (c) green
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) tick-tock (b) hiss (c) drip
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a doorbell
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) boom
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) a lion

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