Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 836 · 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) gentle (b) neigh (c) window
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) splash (b) hiss (c) moo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) boom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) croak
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) tall
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) buzz (c) garden
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) crunch
13. 13.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a clock
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) hoot
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
16. 16.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sheep (b) the wind (c) a visitor at the door
17. 17.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sparrow (b) a campfire (c) a lion
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) honk
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) boom
21. 21.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a sheep (c) a pig
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) meow (c) baa
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) teacher (c) kind
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) chirp
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a motorbike
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) quickly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) tall
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) mango (c) kind
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pig (c) a rooster
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pop (c) tall
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) table (c) kind
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) thud (c) roar
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) oink (c) chair
37. 37.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a rooster (c) a motorbike
38. 38.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
39. 39.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a doorbell (c) a horse
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) table (c) quickly

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