Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 679 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) chair
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) clang
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) neigh
4. 4.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a dog (b) a motorbike (c) a campfire
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) raindrops (c) a frog
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) pop
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) knock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) crackle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) knock (c) green
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) thud
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) quack
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) quack (b) sizzle (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
22. 22.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a heavy bag falling
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) roar
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) achoo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) happy
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) crackle
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) splash
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) moo
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) click
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) hiss
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) moo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) meow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) sizzle

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