Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 155 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) drip
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) pencil
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) a clock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) quickly
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) achoo
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a microwave
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) quickly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) beep
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) splash
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) honk
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tall (c) quack
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tick-tock (c) window
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) mango
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) roar
22. 22.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) snip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) slurp
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a lion (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pitter-patter (c) gentle
32. 32.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a cat
33. 33.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) croak
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) ding-dong (c) crunch
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hoot (c) teacher
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) teacher (c) yellow
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) whoosh (c) tall
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) tick-tock

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