Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 162 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) happy (c) slowly
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) crunch
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) thud
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a sheep (c) a campfire
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) snip
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) moo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) beep (c) ding-dong
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) a campfire
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) pakoras in hot oil
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) table
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) crackle (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) chair
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) woof
21. 21.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a car horn (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a leaking tap
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) splash
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) honk (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) beep (c) quack
26. 26.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a bee (c) an owl
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) quack
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a noisy drinker
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a campfire (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) tall (c) garden
32. 32.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a balloon (c) a lion
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
36. 36.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a microwave
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) pencil
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) neigh (c) vroom
39. 39.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a crisp papad
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) meow

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