Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 458 · 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 “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sparrow (c) a camera
2. 2.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) window (c) happy
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) meow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) baa
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) drip
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
12. 12.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) slowly
14. 14.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) croak
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) a campfire
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a snake (b) a duck (c) a leaking tap
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) thud (c) slurp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) snip (c) chair
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) thud
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) quack (b) crackle (c) knock
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) teacher
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) clang
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) hiss
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) beep
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) crackle
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a snake (c) a sheep
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a lion
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) achoo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) click
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) a frog
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a microwave (b) a sparrow (c) a balloon
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a car horn
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak

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