Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 411 · 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 puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) drip
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) crunch
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crunch (c) meow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
7. 7.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a horse
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) boom
10. 10.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a duck (c) a sheep
11. 11.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a lion (b) a jump into a pool (c) an owl
12. 12.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) beep
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pitter-patter (b) meow (c) baa
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) crackle
17. 17.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) table (c) happy
20. 20.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) raindrops (b) thunder (c) a motorbike
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) green
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) crackle
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a clock
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) pencil
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) thud
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) a bee
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) snip
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) kind (c) window
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) teacher
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) chirp
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) clang (b) whoosh (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) woof
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) window (c) green

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