Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 143 · 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?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) crunch (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) achoo (c) hiss
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) splash
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) slurp
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) teacher (c) gentle
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) baa
13. 13.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a bee
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) the wind
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) boom (c) green
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) whoosh
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) clang (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) window (c) pencil
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) yellow (c) happy
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) clang (c) thud
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) woof
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) baa (b) vroom (c) click
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a visitor at the door (c) a crisp papad
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) tall (c) mango
28. 28.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
29. 29.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) thunder
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) buzz
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) croak
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crunch (b) click (c) crackle
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) garden
36. 36.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) the wind
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) kind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) garden
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) thud

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