Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 298 · 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 “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) knock
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hiss (c) mango
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) oink (c) table
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) clang (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) crackle
10. 10.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) table (c) window
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) river (c) chair
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) croak
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) pencil
18. 18.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a clock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) roar
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) thud (c) croak
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) slowly (c) pencil
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) kind
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
24. 24.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) raindrops (b) a frog (c) the wind
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) woof
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) tall
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a clock
29. 29.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a frog
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a snake (c) a balloon
31. 31.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a pig
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) quack
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) crackle
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) croak
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
37. 37.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a pig
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) teacher (c) quickly
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) splash

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