Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 290 · 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 “knock”? (a) a horse (b) a car horn (c) a visitor at the door
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) quickly
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) green (c) mango
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
9. 9.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a dog
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) moo (c) chair
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) splash (c) honk
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) gentle (c) happy
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) woof
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pitter-patter (c) yellow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) meow
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) tick-tock
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) pencil (c) table
21. 21.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a pig
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) knock
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) hoot
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) beep
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) sizzle (b) hiss (c) woof
27. 27.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) thud (c) garden
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) beep (b) knock (c) meow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) sizzle (c) pop
33. 33.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) a heavy bag falling
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) quack
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a snake (c) thunder
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) click
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) hoot
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh

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