Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 553 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) pop
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) oink
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) green (c) mango
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
8. 8.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) slowly
10. 10.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a cow
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) yellow (c) table
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
13. 13.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a motorbike (c) a steel plate falling
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a balloon
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a lion
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) pakoras in hot oil
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) honk
21. 21.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) splash
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) moo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) moo (c) slowly
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) tick-tock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) green (c) crackle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
31. 31.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a bee
32. 32.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) raindrops (c) a bee
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) garden (c) green
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) thud
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) moo (b) pitter-patter (c) knock
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) baa (c) croak
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) pop
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool

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