Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 828 · 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 old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) vroom
3. 3.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) crackle (b) neigh (c) vroom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) baa
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) the wind
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crackle (b) thud (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) quickly
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) woof
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a cow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) snip (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) snip (b) whoosh (c) neigh
22. 22.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sheep
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) crunch
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) honk
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) thud
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chirp (c) chair
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a dog (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) meow
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) crunch
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) drip
37. 37.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) quack (c) neigh
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) hoot

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