Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 98 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) gentle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) beep (c) river
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) splash (c) garden
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) pop
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) window (c) garden
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a lion
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) window
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) oink
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pitter-patter (b) sizzle (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) tick-tock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) quack
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) snip (c) kind
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) croak (b) snip (c) buzz
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) clang (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) meow
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) chirp
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) chair (c) slowly
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) croak
31. 31.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
33. 33.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) hoot
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) quickly
37. 37.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a bee (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
38. 38.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a campfire (b) a sparrow (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) achoo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) window

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