Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 581 · 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 dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) crackle
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
4. 4.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) click (b) boom (c) beep
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) click
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) table (c) kind
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) moo
11. 11.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) table
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) splash (c) chair
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
15. 15.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a steel plate falling
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a car horn (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) yellow (c) kind
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) moo (c) green
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) meow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) whoosh
23. 23.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) woof (b) achoo (c) chirp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) baa
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) pop
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) oink
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) teacher
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) roar
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a frog
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) quickly (c) pencil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) chair
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) hiss
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) kind (c) quickly
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) pencil (c) river
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) drip
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) roar (c) oink
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pitter-patter (c) quickly

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