Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 789 · 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.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) woof (b) beep (c) roar
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) hoot
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) vroom (c) croak
6. 6.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
7. 7.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a balloon
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) moo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) chair (c) teacher
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) baa (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) knock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) chair
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hiss (c) yellow
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) knock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) garden (c) happy
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) quickly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) mango (c) table
22. 22.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pig (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) yellow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) gentle (c) table
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pitter-patter (c) yellow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
29. 29.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) a horse
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) buzz (c) pencil
31. 31.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) woof
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) chirp
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) teacher
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) vroom (c) pencil
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) happy
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) honk (c) table

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