Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 624 · 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 wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) yellow
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) vroom (c) kind
5. 5.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cow (b) a lion (c) thunder
7. 7.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a camera (c) a car horn
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) slurp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) garden
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) oink
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) pencil
12. 12.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) crunch (c) garden
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) honk
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) thud (c) green
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
19. 19.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) a dog
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) hiss
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cat
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) yellow (c) quickly
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) yellow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) honk (b) knock (c) beep
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) crackle (c) roar
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) baa (c) whoosh
30. 30.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a duck
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pop (b) slurp (c) quack
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) buzz (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) knock
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) neigh
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) happy
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) tick-tock
37. 37.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) thunder (b) a leaking tap (c) a bee
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) chair
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) clang

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