Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 493 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) splash
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) table
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) chirp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) teacher (c) green
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) buzz
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) chair
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) woof
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quack (c) river
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) clang
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
15. 15.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a campfire (c) a cat
16. 16.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sparrow (b) a campfire (c) a frog
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) an owl (c) a noisy drinker
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) mango (c) yellow
22. 22.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) an owl
23. 23.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a bee
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) moo
25. 25.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) a duck
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a snake
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) window (c) green
29. 29.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) thud
31. 31.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) a clock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) knock (c) pencil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) hiss
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) splash (c) hiss
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) neigh
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate

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