Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 15 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) croak
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) teacher (c) quickly
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
8. 8.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hoot (b) hiss (c) crunch
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) honk
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) splash
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) oink
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) crackle
16. 16.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a snake (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) meow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) river
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) slowly
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) knock
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) mango (c) green
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) meow
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) snip (c) table
27. 27.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) happy (c) window
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) kind (c) tall
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) moo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) neigh
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) crackle (c) clang
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) click
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a cat
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) thud

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