Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 379 · 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 leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) drip
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) click
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) green
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) buzz
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) woof
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a lion
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) slurp
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) crunch
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) beep
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) clang (c) teacher
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) achoo
19. 19.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) a campfire
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) slurp (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) roar
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) whoosh (c) teacher
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) buzz
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) thud (b) crunch (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) honk
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) drip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) splash
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
34. 34.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a visitor at the door
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) hiss (c) moo
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a campfire
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) quickly (c) green
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) river
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) gentle

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