Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 407 · 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 dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) crackle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) green
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) beep
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
5. 5.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a sheep (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pair of scissors (c) a dog
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) gentle (c) happy
8. 8.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a bee (c) a duck
9. 9.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) river
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) vroom (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) knock
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) splash
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) slurp
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) snip
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) boom (c) hiss
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) a horse
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) beep
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) drip (b) crackle (c) beep
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pop (c) green
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) chirp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) woof (c) mango
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) croak (c) neigh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) slowly (c) window
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) chair

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