Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 642 · 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) crackle (b) whoosh (c) splash
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sheep
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) mango
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) oink
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) teacher
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) ding-dong
9. 9.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pig (b) a balloon (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a frog (b) a microwave (c) a balloon
12. 12.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a bee
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) beep (c) garden
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) chair (c) river
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) teacher (c) green
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) drip (c) green
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) crackle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) thud
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tick-tock (c) quickly
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) a camera
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) green
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) croak
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) crunch
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) chirp
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) hoot
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) croak
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) quack
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) teacher (c) garden
32. 32.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a car horn (b) a rooster (c) an owl
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) green
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) splash (c) vroom
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) thud (c) knock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) mango
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) buzz (c) mango
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) neigh
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sneeze (b) a snake (c) a pig

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