Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 92 · 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) quack (b) pencil (c) garden
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) quack (b) ding-dong (c) thud
3. 3.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a microwave (c) thunder
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
5. 5.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a lion (b) raindrops (c) the wind
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) hoot (c) baa
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) baa
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) baa (b) vroom (c) woof
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) drip
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
15. 15.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a leaking tap (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) woof
17. 17.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a bee
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a snake
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crackle (c) garden
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) boom (c) kind
21. 21.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a rooster (c) a bee
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chirp (c) happy
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) a snake
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) snip
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) hoot
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) slurp (c) gentle
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) green
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) chirp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) oink
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) slurp (c) woof
38. 38.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) a noisy drinker (c) a lion
39. 39.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a frog
40. 40.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a steel plate falling

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