Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 254 · 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?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) honk (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crunch (c) pop
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) roar
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) thud
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) tick-tock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) kind
9. 9.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) the wind (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) a snake
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) happy (c) gentle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) beep
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) honk
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) honk (b) click (c) hiss
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a balloon
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) sizzle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) beep (c) woof
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) river
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) crunch
24. 24.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a cow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hiss (b) chirp (c) boom
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) splash (c) table
29. 29.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) a rooster
30. 30.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) hoot
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) river
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) moo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) thud (c) yellow
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hoot (c) gentle
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) achoo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crackle
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry

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