Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 439 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) drip
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) clang
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a cat
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) knock
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) pop
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a duck
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a microwave (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
14. 14.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) a visitor at the door (c) a jump into a pool
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) drip
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) croak
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) baa
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) clang
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
24. 24.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a balloon
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) honk
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) click
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) beep (c) slurp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) baa
29. 29.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pig (b) a horse (c) thunder
30. 30.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) quack
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) woof (c) boom
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) honk (c) window
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) thud (b) splash (c) slurp
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) quickly
40. 40.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a car horn

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