Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 978 · 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 “click”? (a) a sheep (b) raindrops (c) a camera
2. 2.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a car horn (b) a campfire (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) snip (c) yellow
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a horse
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) thud (c) beep
11. 11.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a leaking tap (c) a visitor at the door
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) thud
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) baa
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chair (c) whoosh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) click (c) knock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) pitter-patter (c) crackle
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a rooster (b) a cow (c) a campfire
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a rooster (c) a horse
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) pop
21. 21.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) a clock
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a rooster (b) a lion (c) a clock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) green
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) table
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) baa
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) drip (c) pencil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) beep (c) clang
31. 31.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) beep
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) vroom
34. 34.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a snake
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
36. 36.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sneeze (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) honk
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) woof
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) tick-tock
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) clang

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