Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 688 · 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) quack (b) chair (c) happy
2. 2.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a horse
3. 3.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
4. 4.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a car horn
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) oink (c) snip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) yellow (c) teacher
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) beep
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) mango (c) happy
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) kind
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) knock (c) pop
13. 13.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sheep (c) a crisp papad
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) teacher (c) kind
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) splash (c) boom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a cat
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thud (b) drip (c) snip
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) clang
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) quickly
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a heavy bag falling
30. 30.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) happy
32. 32.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a doorbell (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) achoo (c) tick-tock
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) crackle (c) crunch
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) achoo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) thud (c) croak
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) buzz (c) achoo

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