Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 929 · 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 puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) baa
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
5. 5.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chirp (c) kind
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) vroom
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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) click (c) snip
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
14. 14.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pop (c) happy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) ding-dong (b) vroom (c) click
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) pencil
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) baa
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) click
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a camera (c) a lion
23. 23.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) hiss
25. 25.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a rooster (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sneeze
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) quickly (c) yellow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) quack
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) teacher
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) crackle (c) snip
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) crackle
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) hoot
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) click
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) boom
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) croak
40. 40.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) a doorbell

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