Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 859 · 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 leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) pop
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) clang (c) pencil
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
7. 7.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a campfire (c) a jump into a pool
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) pop
11. 11.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) roar (b) achoo (c) quack
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) achoo (b) crackle (c) pop
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) table (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) chirp
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) neigh (c) kind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) click (c) neigh
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) yellow (c) garden
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) baa
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) slurp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) hiss
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) beep (b) knock (c) oink
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) roar (c) river
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) clang
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pig (b) an owl (c) a campfire
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) buzz
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang

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