Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 237 · 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.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pig (c) a sneeze
2. 2.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pair of scissors
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) beep
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
5. 5.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) a campfire
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) slurp (c) splash
7. 7.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a doorbell (b) raindrops (c) a snake
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) thud
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) thud
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) sizzle (c) baa
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
15. 15.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a doorbell (b) thunder (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) neigh (c) chirp
17. 17.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) an owl
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) drip
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a lion
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) river (c) kind
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) clang (c) beep
30. 30.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) table
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) whoosh
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) tall (c) teacher
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a rooster (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) tall (c) yellow
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) honk (c) happy
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) click
40. 40.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow

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