Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 941 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) hoot
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) window (c) chair
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
4. 4.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) pakoras in hot oil
5. 5.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pair of scissors
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) snip
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) honk (b) boom (c) snip
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) quickly
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crunch (c) pencil
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) garden
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) mango (c) gentle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) slowly (c) quickly
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) splash
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) a pig
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) happy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) knock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
22. 22.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) an owl
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sparrow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) quack
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) chirp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) slurp
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) click (b) beep (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) woof
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) chirp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) clang (c) tall
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) click (c) gentle
40. 40.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) a dog

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