Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 827 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) mango (c) table
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) baa
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chirp (c) quickly
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a sparrow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) moo (c) yellow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) splash (c) roar
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) meow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) chair
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) woof (c) slowly
13. 13.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a camera
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a cow (c) a lion
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a camera
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slowly (c) sizzle
19. 19.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a microwave (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) crunch (c) neigh
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a car horn (b) a snake (c) an owl
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) slowly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) croak
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) river
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) moo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) crunch (c) quack
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) snip (c) clang
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) gentle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) thud (c) slowly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) slowly
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) crackle
38. 38.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) tick-tock

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