Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 231 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) pop
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) pop
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) crunch (b) achoo (c) sizzle
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) clang (b) click (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) oink
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) whoosh
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a balloon (c) a snake
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) quickly (c) chair
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) kind
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) splash
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) river
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a doorbell (b) a camera (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) crunch
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) crunch (c) chirp
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) woof
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) kind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) click (b) neigh (c) chirp
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
29. 29.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) chair (c) window
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) beep (c) gentle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hiss (c) pencil
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) hiss
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
38. 38.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) raindrops
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) slurp
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) ding-dong

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