Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 299 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) clang
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) tall (c) green
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) river (c) window
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) clang (c) table
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) hoot
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) quickly (c) window
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) river
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) pop
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) ding-dong
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) buzz
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) oink (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) crackle
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) hoot
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) whoosh
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) tall
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 lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) roar (c) woof
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) yellow (c) snip
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a microwave (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a balloon (c) an owl
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) baa
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) pop
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) kind
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) click
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof

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