Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 915 · 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.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) an owl
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 wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) kind
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) honk
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) pencil
8. 8.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) hiss (c) pop
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) moo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) croak
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) roar
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) boom
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) happy (c) garden
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
17. 17.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sheep (b) a dog (c) a heavy bag falling
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a camera
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) clang
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) oink (c) tick-tock
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) moo
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) chair (c) teacher
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) beep
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) croak
28. 28.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) baa
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) crunch
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) whoosh
33. 33.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) an owl
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) tall (c) table
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) clang
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) a cow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) quickly (c) yellow
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window

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