Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 566 · 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.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a balloon (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) boom (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a sparrow
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) splash (c) woof
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) achoo (c) slurp
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) achoo
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a jump into a pool (c) pakoras in hot oil
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) yellow (c) kind
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) sizzle (c) slurp
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crackle (c) window
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
17. 17.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a balloon (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a horse (c) a rooster
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) clang
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) moo (c) happy
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a leaking tap (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) pencil (c) mango
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) woof (b) knock (c) achoo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) beep
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) honk
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) slowly
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) hiss
37. 37.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) raindrops (b) a cow (c) a visitor at the door
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) click
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs

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