Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 477 · 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?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) crunch (c) slurp
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) slurp (c) moo
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) neigh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) mango
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
9. 9.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) drip (c) garden
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) splash
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) pop
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) knock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) teacher
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) achoo (c) slowly
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
21. 21.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) the wind
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) quickly
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) baa
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a frog (b) a dog (c) raindrops
27. 27.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) snip (c) ding-dong
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) buzz
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) quack
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
32. 32.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a clock (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) croak
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) drip
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) croak
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a snake
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) boom (b) tick-tock (c) drip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) hiss

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