Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 709 · 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 doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) pop
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) snip
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) chirp
9. 9.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) the wind
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) clang (b) woof (c) pop
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) river (c) kind
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) quack
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) knock
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) green (c) table
17. 17.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) pakoras in hot oil
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) roar
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pencil (c) neigh
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) garden
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) splash
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) beep (c) garden
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) croak
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) meow (b) beep (c) vroom
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) a cat
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) hiss
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) oink
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) tick-tock
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a frog
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) happy
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) whoosh (b) quack (c) thud
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) window (c) garden
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) gentle
38. 38.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a duck (c) a snake
39. 39.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty

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