Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 121 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) neigh
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a lion (c) a campfire
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) hiss
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) boom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) sizzle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) whoosh
8. 8.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) thunder (c) a leaking tap
9. 9.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) splash (b) roar (c) vroom
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) the wind
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) tick-tock
15. 15.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a frog
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) pencil
20. 20.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) drip
22. 22.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) a cat
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) sizzle (c) chirp
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) woof
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) neigh
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) chirp
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) thud (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a motorbike (c) thunder
30. 30.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) a horse
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) happy (c) slowly
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) kind
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) croak (c) pencil
34. 34.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sheep (c) a horse
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) yellow
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) mango
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) oink
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) oink (c) crunch

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