Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 405 · 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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) oink
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
3. 3.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a sheep
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) splash (c) yellow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) baa (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) croak
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) achoo
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a balloon
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) clang
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) meow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
12. 12.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a dog (c) a noisy drinker
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) knock
16. 16.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a clock (b) a sneeze (c) a crisp papad
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) tall
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a doorbell
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) boom (b) moo (c) achoo
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) drip
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) neigh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) crunch
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) neigh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) kind (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) slowly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) woof
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) clang (c) drip
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) tall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) hoot
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a cow
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) beep (b) roar (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) roar (c) chair
40. 40.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) an owl (b) a clock (c) a doorbell

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