Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 548 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) woof
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
3. 3.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a snake (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) teacher (c) table
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) moo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) crackle (c) slurp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) gentle
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) teacher
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) garden
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) achoo (c) roar
15. 15.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) a microwave (c) an owl
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) moo
17. 17.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) a clock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
21. 21.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) a sheep
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) crackle
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) quickly (c) pencil
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
25. 25.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a cow
26. 26.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a snake
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hiss (b) thud (c) crackle
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) chair
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) happy (c) tall
33. 33.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) mango (c) kind
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) hoot
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot

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