Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 172 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) neigh
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) meow
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) croak
7. 7.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) thunder
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) roar
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a clock (c) an owl
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
13. 13.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) raindrops
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) quack
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) snip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) crunch
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a snake
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a motorbike (b) a campfire (c) a dog
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) oink
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a microwave (c) a cow
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) clang
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) beep
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) moo (c) click
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) baa (c) oink
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) river
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) croak
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crunch (c) splash
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) slowly
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
36. 36.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a duck
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) garden
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front

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