Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 292 · 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 “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) thunder
2. 2.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) baa
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) pencil
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) crunch
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) quickly
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a dog (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) meow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) clang
13. 13.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) a dog
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) gentle (c) tall
15. 15.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a bee (c) a pair of scissors
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) quack
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) slowly (c) quickly
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hoot (c) pencil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) roar
23. 23.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) moo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) croak
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a car horn (b) a pig (c) a sheep
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) slurp
31. 31.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
35. 35.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) chirp
38. 38.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) the wind
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pitter-patter (c) teacher
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) crackle

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