Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 591 · 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) dark (b) drip (c) tap
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) roar
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) teacher
4. 4.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a pig (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) meow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) croak (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) a car horn
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) hoot
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) sizzle (c) baa
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) click (c) pop
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) snip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) woof
20. 20.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a rooster (b) a snake (c) a horse
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) roar
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) table
24. 24.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) teacher (c) gentle
27. 27.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) the wind
28. 28.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a duck
29. 29.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a jump into a pool (c) a bee
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) splash (b) moo (c) woof
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) gentle (c) tall
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) chirp
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a campfire
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a balloon
37. 37.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) pencil (c) green

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