Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 478 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) ding-dong (b) woof (c) vroom
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a heavy bag falling (c) thunder
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) quack
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) pop
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) a microwave
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a dog
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) croak
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) teacher
14. 14.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) thunder (b) a cat (c) a pig
15. 15.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) an owl
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) clang
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) window (c) river
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
20. 20.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a duck (b) a sheep (c) a lion
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) clang
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) an owl (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) croak
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
27. 27.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a clock
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a cow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) clang
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) window
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) gentle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) crackle
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) slurp
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) knock
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a campfire
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) beep

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