Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 557 · 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) teacher (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a rooster (c) thunder
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) neigh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) thud
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) happy (c) quickly
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) clang
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sparrow
9. 9.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) an owl
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) mango (c) tall
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) knock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) croak
15. 15.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sneeze (b) a clock (c) an owl
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) pop
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) boom
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) hoot
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) quack (b) ding-dong (c) click
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) achoo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) moo
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) beep (c) achoo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) achoo
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crackle (b) pitter-patter (c) ding-dong
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a camera
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
28. 28.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a microwave (b) a pair of scissors (c) a steel plate falling
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) roar (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) slowly
34. 34.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a rooster (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) honk (c) mango
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) vroom (c) thud
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills

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