Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 1 · 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 camera (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) thud (c) slowly
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) honk
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) achoo
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) window
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) mango (c) kind
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) hiss
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a lion (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a bee
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) click
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a clock (c) a cow
15. 15.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) click (c) garden
19. 19.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) pencil (c) teacher
21. 21.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a pig (c) a horse
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) baa
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) clang
24. 24.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) the wind
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) ding-dong (b) drip (c) hiss
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) the wind (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) oink (c) gentle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) drip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) window
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) pop
33. 33.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) an owl
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) tall
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) drip
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) raindrops (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) roar
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a clock

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