Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 734 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hoot (c) slowly
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) vroom (c) woof
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) buzz (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) yellow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) teacher (c) mango
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) whoosh
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) beep
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) pop
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a sheep
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) green
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) table
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) sizzle
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) slowly (c) teacher
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) hiss
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) baa
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tick-tock (c) green
29. 29.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) woof
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) tick-tock (c) splash
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) river
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) quack
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) a lion
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) baa
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) hiss
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) knock (b) honk (c) snip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) beep

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