Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 816 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) window (c) pencil
2. 2.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a duck (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) thud
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) neigh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) green
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a dog
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) honk
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) snip (c) slowly
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pitter-patter (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) croak
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
14. 14.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a motorbike
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pig (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) neigh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) slowly
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
19. 19.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a bee
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) clang (c) thud
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) sizzle (c) hoot
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) crackle (c) oink
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) whoosh (c) roar
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) ding-dong
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) hoot
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) knock
29. 29.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a frog (c) a campfire
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) vroom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) knock (b) click (c) splash
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a lion (b) a balloon (c) a bee
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) knock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a snake (c) a lion
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) chirp (b) pop (c) honk
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) quack
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster

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