Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 409 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
3. 3.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a duck (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) green (c) pencil
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) neigh (c) window
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) snip (c) achoo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) splash (c) garden
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) the wind (c) a horse
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) drip (b) pitter-patter (c) boom
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) hiss
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) yellow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) croak
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) honk (c) knock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) meow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) click
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) snip
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a camera (b) a snake (c) a clock
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) croak
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a horse (c) a car horn
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hiss (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) click
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) crackle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) hoot
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) window (c) slowly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) pop
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) quack
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) drip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) garden
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) click (c) slowly
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) splash (c) whoosh
37. 37.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) raindrops
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hiss (c) clang
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) garden (c) kind

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