Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 486 · 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 wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) boom
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) clang (b) quack (c) roar
4. 4.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
6. 6.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a camera (c) a dog
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) tall
9. 9.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
11. 11.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
12. 12.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a frog (b) a sheep (c) a sparrow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) honk (c) quickly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) quickly
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quack (c) gentle
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a campfire (b) a noisy drinker (c) a bee
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) crunch
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) croak
22. 22.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) snip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) knock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) honk
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) croak (c) quack
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a visitor at the door (c) pakoras in hot oil
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) crunch
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) snip
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) clang (c) happy
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
38. 38.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a horse (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) splash
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a motorbike

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