Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 451 · 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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) croak
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) hoot
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) happy (c) teacher
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) thunder
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) garden
8. 8.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a doorbell
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) achoo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hoot
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crunch (c) green
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) beep (c) roar
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
15. 15.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) croak
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a rooster (b) a cat (c) a camera
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) chirp (b) woof (c) oink
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quack (c) slowly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) croak
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
25. 25.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a frog (c) a snake
26. 26.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a noisy drinker
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a dog
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) yellow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) splash
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) moo
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a dog
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) snip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) pop (c) quack

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