Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 654 · 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 wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a frog (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) woof
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) pitter-patter (c) thud
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) splash
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) pop
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) achoo (c) chirp
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a cat (c) a clock
12. 12.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) the wind (c) a sheep
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) meow (c) table
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) crunch
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) raindrops (b) a noisy drinker (c) a campfire
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) buzz
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) garden
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) woof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) table (c) gentle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) click (c) garden
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) honk
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
25. 25.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) thunder (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) beep
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) green
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a horse
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) vroom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) tick-tock (c) hiss
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a pig
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) oink
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) garden (c) teacher
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) neigh

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