Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 718 · 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?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) slurp
2. 2.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a bee
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
4. 4.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a camera
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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) pop (c) beep
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) oink
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a crisp papad (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
12. 12.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) raindrops
13. 13.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a camera
14. 14.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a balloon
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) thud (c) hiss
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
20. 20.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) snip (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) crunch
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a dog
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pop
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) clang (c) quack
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) quack
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) woof (c) river
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
31. 31.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) boom
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) thud
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) happy (c) gentle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
38. 38.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pig (c) a snake
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
40. 40.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) a horse

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