Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 320 · 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 microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) oink
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) clang
3. 3.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a horse (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) mango (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) baa (c) teacher
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) river
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) slurp
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hoot (c) garden
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) a duck
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) tick-tock (c) boom
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) crackle
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a balloon (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) thud
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a sneeze (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) hiss
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) splash
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) teacher (c) happy
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) kind (c) slowly
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) beep (b) baa (c) drip
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pitter-patter (b) sizzle (c) boom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crackle (b) whoosh (c) knock
35. 35.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) pop
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) table (c) gentle
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) hiss

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