Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 142 · 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 “splash”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) click
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) beep
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) table (c) chair
8. 8.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a frog
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tick-tock (c) river
10. 10.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a microwave (c) a sneeze
11. 11.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
15. 15.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a lion (c) a campfire
16. 16.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a snake
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) ding-dong (c) roar
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) crackle
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) woof
20. 20.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a balloon (b) a rooster (c) a cow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) splash (c) river
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) table
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) the wind (c) thunder
26. 26.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) an owl (c) a dog
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) ding-dong (c) tick-tock
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) knock (c) tall
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) honk
32. 32.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a lion (c) a duck
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) tall (c) window
34. 34.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
36. 36.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) clang
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) splash
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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