Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 788 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) snip
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) pencil
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) hiss
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) honk
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) click
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) yellow
12. 12.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a dog (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
15. 15.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a horse (c) a sparrow
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) whoosh (c) honk
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) honk (b) baa (c) snip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) drip
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) thunder
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
21. 21.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a pig
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
23. 23.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) baa
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) river
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
27. 27.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
28. 28.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sheep (c) the wind
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a rooster (b) a snake (c) a sheep
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) garden (c) tall
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) snip (c) splash
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) drip
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) woof (c) window
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) the wind (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) gentle (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) garden

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