Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 179 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) hoot
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a car horn (b) a crisp papad (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sheep (c) a clock
6. 6.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a rooster (b) a camera (c) a steel plate falling
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) tall
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) the wind (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) thud
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
12. 12.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a snake
13. 13.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a cat
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) kind
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) moo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) hoot
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) crunch
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) crunch
20. 20.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) a noisy drinker
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) thunder (c) a camera
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) splash
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) knock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pop (c) gentle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) meow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) kind
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) woof
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) ding-dong (b) moo (c) woof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) happy (c) chair
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) gentle
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sheep (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) tick-tock (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) green (c) quickly
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) ding-dong (c) gentle

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