Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 202 · 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) mango (b) river (c) clang
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) achoo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) snip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) slurp (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) roar
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) knock (b) pop (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) gentle (c) teacher
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
12. 12.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) croak
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) achoo
16. 16.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) the wind (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
20. 20.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pitter-patter (b) meow (c) beep
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) drip
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) ding-dong (c) slowly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) click (b) pop (c) oink
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) gentle (c) slowly
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) pitter-patter (b) click (c) boom
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) garden (c) gentle
30. 30.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a bee (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) garden
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) click (c) chair
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a microwave (c) the wind
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) beep (c) river
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) clang
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a doorbell
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) honk (c) moo
39. 39.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a pig
40. 40.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) pakoras in hot oil

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