Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 676 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) moo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) slurp
3. 3.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) a snake
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) quickly
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) neigh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) tall (c) quickly
8. 8.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a pig
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) thud (c) knock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) green (c) slowly
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) vroom
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) snip (c) chair
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) woof (c) quickly
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a horse
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) quack
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a doorbell (c) a lion
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a duck (c) a snake
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) oink
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) drip
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) ding-dong (c) quack
23. 23.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a heavy bag falling
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) beep
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) achoo (c) hiss
27. 27.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a doorbell (c) a sparrow
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) buzz
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) window (c) green
31. 31.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a bee
33. 33.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) croak
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) a doorbell
37. 37.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a cow
38. 38.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a clock
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) crackle

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