Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 286 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) beep (b) click (c) drip
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) river
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) river (c) mango
7. 7.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a snake (c) a microwave
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) hoot
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) teacher (c) yellow
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pig (b) a lion (c) thunder
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) snip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) mango (c) gentle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) slowly (c) happy
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chair (c) woof
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) tick-tock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) garden
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a crisp papad (c) a dog
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) quack (c) pop
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) splash
21. 21.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) thunder (b) a horse (c) a snake
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a cow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) splash (b) clang (c) oink
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) moo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pop (b) boom (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) honk (c) chair
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) oink (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) roar
33. 33.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a car horn (c) raindrops
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) slurp
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
40. 40.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a doorbell

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