Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 808 · 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 raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) chair (c) garden
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) achoo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) vroom
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) thud (c) river
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) pencil
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) hoot
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) buzz (b) chirp (c) tick-tock
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) snip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) achoo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a camera (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) teacher (c) mango
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) crunch
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) clang (b) crackle (c) drip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) slowly (c) teacher
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) splash
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) neigh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) croak
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) whoosh
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) chair
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a lion
34. 34.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a cat
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) thud (b) moo (c) splash
36. 36.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
37. 37.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) the wind
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pop (b) honk (c) whoosh
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) meow (c) table

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