Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 422 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) clang
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) raindrops (b) a sneeze (c) the wind
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) oink (b) crackle (c) baa
5. 5.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a camera
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) happy (c) table
7. 7.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) garden
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) beep
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) meow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) knock
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) oink
16. 16.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sneeze
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) yellow
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a cow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) happy (c) river
20. 20.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a car horn (c) a cat
21. 21.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a dog (c) a pair of scissors
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) slowly
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) oink (c) neigh
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oink (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) gentle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) click (c) window
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) splash (c) whoosh
32. 32.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) honk (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) slurp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) splash
38. 38.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a campfire
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
40. 40.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker

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