Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 33 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) kind (c) gentle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) splash (c) woof
3. 3.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a lion
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) moo
6. 6.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) ding-dong
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) thunder (c) the wind
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) neigh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crunch (c) mango
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) roar (c) gentle
15. 15.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sparrow (b) thunder (c) a rooster
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) hoot
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) sizzle
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) quickly (c) slowly
21. 21.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) drip (c) teacher
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) splash (b) beep (c) meow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) boom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) gentle
26. 26.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) thunder
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) honk
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) thud (c) happy
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) meow (b) drip (c) roar
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) neigh (c) quickly
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sneeze (b) a duck (c) a frog
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) crackle
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) hiss
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks

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