Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 108 · 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 “ding-dong”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) croak (c) pencil
3. 3.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sneeze (b) a balloon (c) a duck
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) pop
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) baa
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) happy
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) window (c) garden
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) click (b) honk (c) knock
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) kind
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) splash
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) thud
17. 17.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a doorbell (b) a crisp papad (c) an owl
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) baa (c) yellow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) clang
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a lion (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) roar
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
24. 24.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) river
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) neigh (c) quack
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) beep (c) oink
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) buzz (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) pencil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) pop
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sheep
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) boom
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
39. 39.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) thunder (b) a cat (c) the wind
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) roar

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