Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 567 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) chirp
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) window
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) moo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) splash
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a snake
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) beep
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) mango (c) quickly
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) crackle
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) whoosh (c) quack
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crunch (c) kind
16. 16.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) woof (c) teacher
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) the wind
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) sizzle
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
21. 21.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a doorbell (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a sparrow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a pair of scissors
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) splash
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) tall
25. 25.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) thunder (c) a clock
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) slowly (c) green
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a dog
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
30. 30.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
32. 32.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) moo
35. 35.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) a bee
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) green
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a frog
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) achoo
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) splash (c) honk

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