Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 443 · 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.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pig (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) thud (b) moo (c) slurp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) chirp
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) croak
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) crackle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) garden (c) pencil
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) clang (c) hiss
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) boom (c) garden
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) quickly
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) mango (c) happy
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) sizzle (b) click (c) thud
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) hoot
20. 20.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) a rooster (c) a clock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) pencil (c) window
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) tall (c) moo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) slurp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) oink
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) mango
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) thud (c) croak
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
33. 33.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) an owl
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) roar
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) baa (b) tick-tock (c) roar
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) beep
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) slowly
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
39. 39.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a duck
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) slurp

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