Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 879 · 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) happy (b) moo (c) kind
2. 2.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a cow
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
4. 4.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) the wind (c) a leaking tap
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) clang
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) pencil
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) hiss
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) a cow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) gentle (c) tall
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) happy
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) crunch (c) hiss
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crunch (c) garden
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) yellow (c) chair
19. 19.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cat (b) the wind (c) a cow
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) table
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) vroom
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) a dog
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) hoot
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) boom
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) drip
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a microwave
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) yellow
35. 35.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) raindrops (b) a motorbike (c) a horse
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) baa
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) neigh
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) gentle (c) river

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