Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 484 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) baa (c) clang
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) hiss
3. 3.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) raindrops
4. 4.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) a dog
5. 5.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a motorbike (c) a cat
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) window (c) table
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) slowly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) garden
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
11. 11.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a cow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) moo
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a snake
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) beep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) green
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) splash (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) teacher
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) kind
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) slurp (c) buzz
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) croak
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a camera
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) vroom
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) ding-dong
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) quack
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) window
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) roar
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) oink (c) quickly
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) knock (c) snip
38. 38.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sheep (b) thunder (c) a pig
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) hiss (b) vroom (c) click
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) beep (c) teacher

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