Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 316 · 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 “crackle”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a clock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) pop
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) knock
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) meow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) kind (c) river
7. 7.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) boom
9. 9.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a motorbike (b) a clock (c) a microwave
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) table (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) splash
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) click (c) kind
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) tall (c) quickly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) hiss
20. 20.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a noisy drinker
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) chirp
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) crackle
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) sizzle (c) meow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) knock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) gentle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) quickly
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) green (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) chair (c) window
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
35. 35.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a duck (b) a car horn (c) thunder
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) thud
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) clang
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) vroom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) baa

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