Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 453 · 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 microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) beep
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) sizzle (b) thud (c) achoo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) green
7. 7.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sneeze
8. 8.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) a snake
9. 9.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) slurp (b) oink (c) crackle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) quickly
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) woof
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) knock
16. 16.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) chirp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) chair
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) croak
22. 22.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a snake
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) meow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) vroom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) clang (b) slurp (c) sizzle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) clang (b) thud (c) roar
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
29. 29.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) a noisy drinker
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a clock
33. 33.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a rooster (c) a campfire
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) whoosh
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) thud
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) kind
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) table (c) chair
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) boom
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) river

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