Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 465 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) thud (c) quickly
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) drip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) neigh (b) pop (c) sizzle
6. 6.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a horse (b) a campfire (c) a noisy drinker
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
8. 8.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a bee (b) a cat (c) a balloon
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) pitter-patter (b) click (c) tick-tock
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) drip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) roar
14. 14.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) a bee
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) neigh
16. 16.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
17. 17.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a horse
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) croak
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) oink (c) happy
22. 22.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a microwave (b) the wind (c) a cat
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) happy
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) quickly (c) chair
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) neigh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) beep
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) crunch
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) gentle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) teacher
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a dog
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tick-tock (c) quickly
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) knock (b) click (c) thud

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