Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 763 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) moo (b) roar (c) oink
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) crunch (c) quack
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) honk
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) tick-tock (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) oink (c) croak
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) croak (c) tall
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) slurp
18. 18.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a motorbike
19. 19.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a rooster
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) chirp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) neigh (c) slowly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) thunder
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) neigh
25. 25.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) mango (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) quickly
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) knock
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) ding-dong
30. 30.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a horse
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) crunch
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) woof
34. 34.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a car horn (b) a rooster (c) a cow
35. 35.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cat (c) a sheep
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) whoosh (b) pitter-patter (c) snip
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) vroom
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) window (c) garden
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) baa

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