Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 432 · 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 balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) chirp (c) oink
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) baa
4. 4.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a cow (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) chair (c) window
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
8. 8.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a dog (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) oink (c) window
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) neigh (c) click
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) moo
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) a pig
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) table
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) chair (c) window
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) pencil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crackle (c) yellow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) crunch (c) roar
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) happy (c) mango
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) honk
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) raindrops
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
28. 28.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a crisp papad
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) thunder
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) chair (c) pencil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) garden (c) quickly
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) ding-dong (c) clang
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) roar (c) croak
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) buzz (c) quickly
39. 39.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) a lion
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) meow

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