Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 903 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) click (c) croak
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) mango
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) crackle (c) yellow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) click
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) beep (b) snip (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) quickly
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hoot (c) pencil
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) yellow (c) mango
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) drip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) crackle
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) yellow (c) tall
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) click (b) oink (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) meow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) happy (c) green
21. 21.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) achoo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) green (c) quickly
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) knock
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) clang (c) yellow
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) snip
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) clang
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) chair (c) gentle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) gentle (c) window
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) chair
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) boom
40. 40.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a cat

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