Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 499 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) neigh
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) woof
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chirp (c) gentle
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) table
8. 8.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a cat
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) sizzle
10. 10.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a campfire (c) a frog
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a bee
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) beep
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) roar (b) honk (c) tick-tock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) sizzle (c) quickly
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a heavy bag falling (c) an owl
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) pop
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) snip (c) slowly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) honk
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) beep (c) clang
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) achoo (c) teacher
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) garden (c) pencil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) moo
28. 28.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a rooster
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) buzz
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
36. 36.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a doorbell (c) a clock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) mango
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) slurp (c) croak
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) gentle

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