Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 306 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) sizzle (b) chirp (c) hoot
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) clang
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a cow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) vroom
6. 6.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a dog
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) meow (b) tick-tock (c) splash
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) honk
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) ding-dong
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) quack
13. 13.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a microwave
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) pencil (c) window
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) a bee
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
20. 20.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a camera
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) gentle (c) tall
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) pitter-patter (b) click (c) tick-tock
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) hoot
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) ding-dong
26. 26.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) a horse
27. 27.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a noisy drinker
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a microwave
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) clang
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) mango (c) gentle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) slowly (c) river
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) click
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) thud (b) sizzle (c) quack
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) a rooster
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) croak (c) baa
38. 38.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a sheep
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell

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