Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 341 · 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) moo (b) teacher (c) green
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) beep (c) croak
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) honk (c) slowly
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) baa (c) thud
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) chirp
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
8. 8.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) hiss
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) hoot
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) table
12. 12.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a lion (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) knock
15. 15.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) thunder
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) roar (b) thud (c) baa
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) buzz
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) green
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) quack
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) table
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) meow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) clang
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) happy
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) sizzle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) window (c) chair
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) roar
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) clang
40. 40.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sneeze (c) a steel plate falling

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