Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 413 · 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 doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) drip
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) click (b) snip (c) drip
4. 4.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a frog (b) raindrops (c) a crisp papad
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) moo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) meow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) honk (c) knock
8. 8.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a bee
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) thud (b) clang (c) meow
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) gentle
11. 11.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a jump into a pool
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) crunch
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) honk
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crunch (b) thud (c) achoo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slowly (c) quack
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) thunder
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) crunch
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) clang
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) achoo (c) crackle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) click (c) mango
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) hiss
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a clock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hiss (c) table
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) knock
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a doorbell (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) baa (c) splash
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) teacher
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a rooster
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) vroom

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