Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 218 · 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?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) croak
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pitter-patter (c) river
4. 4.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) a sneeze
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) click
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) roar (c) yellow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) sizzle
8. 8.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) happy
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) hiss (c) buzz
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) a steel plate falling
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) knock
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hiss (b) vroom (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) knock (c) moo
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) drip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) tall
19. 19.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
20. 20.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sparrow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) hoot
23. 23.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) pop (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) pencil
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) crunch
27. 27.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a frog
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) a cow
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a balloon (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
30. 30.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) table
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) hoot
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) quickly
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) click (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) chirp
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone

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