Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 631 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) buzz (b) knock (c) crackle
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
6. 6.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
9. 9.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) teacher
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
12. 12.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) a snake
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) quack
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) vroom
16. 16.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a sheep
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) knock (b) roar (c) woof
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) ding-dong
20. 20.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a cat (c) a balloon
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) quack
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a jump into a pool
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) meow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
25. 25.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a clock
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a frog
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) happy (c) green
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hoot (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) window
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) click (b) roar (c) woof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) pencil
36. 36.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a duck
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) honk
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) pencil
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) snip
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pig (c) a sparrow

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