Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 136 · 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 “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a bee
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) moo (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) clang (c) woof
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a jump into a pool
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) crunch
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) green (c) quickly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) crackle
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) meow
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) knock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) splash (c) chair
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a sheep (c) a duck
17. 17.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) hiss
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) an owl
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) beep
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) croak
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) whoosh
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) tick-tock
27. 27.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a clock (b) a balloon (c) a cat
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) sizzle (c) table
29. 29.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) thunder (c) a campfire
30. 30.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a balloon (c) a camera
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) moo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) gentle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) hoot
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) river (c) quickly
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crunch (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle

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