Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 444 · 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 “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a car horn (c) a duck
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) click (b) sizzle (c) splash
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) drip
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) click
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a cat
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) the wind (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) mango
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) splash
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) drip (c) croak
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a bee
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) sizzle
18. 18.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a car horn
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a clock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
22. 22.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a frog
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a horse
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) quack
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) buzz
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) whoosh
29. 29.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a pair of scissors
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) honk (b) vroom (c) hoot
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) baa (b) knock (c) pop
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) hoot
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) pakoras in hot oil
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) quickly (c) yellow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) moo (b) crackle (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow

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