Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 54 · 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 bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) a campfire
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) buzz
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) pencil (c) kind
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) clang
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) splash (b) tick-tock (c) oink
8. 8.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a lion
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) oink
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) river
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) thunder
12. 12.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a snake (b) a campfire (c) a sheep
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) oink
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) click (c) tall
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) mango
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) pop
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) chirp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) moo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) mango (c) quickly
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a frog (c) thunder
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) slowly (c) happy
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) drip (c) green
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) kind (c) window
31. 31.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a car horn
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) slurp (c) snip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) knock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) baa (c) green
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crackle (b) slurp (c) honk
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) meow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) slowly

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