Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 840 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
2. 2.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
3. 3.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
4. 4.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a microwave (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) vroom
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) baa
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tick-tock (c) teacher
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) beep (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) boom
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) green
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) slowly
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) snip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) knock (c) kind
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) kind
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) click
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) ding-dong
23. 23.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) baa
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) hiss
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
28. 28.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a campfire
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a camera (b) a balloon (c) a sneeze
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
31. 31.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) honk
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) happy (c) table
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) croak
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) snip
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) boom (c) moo
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) thunder

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