Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 602 · 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 “slurp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) pencil (c) teacher
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) crackle (c) thud
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) woof
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) whoosh
9. 9.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a microwave (c) a dog
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pop (c) table
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) drip (c) chair
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) knock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) chair (c) green
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) knock
17. 17.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a clock (c) a frog
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) mango
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) teacher
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) chirp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) gentle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) table
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) slurp
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) meow
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) yellow (c) teacher
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) slurp (c) splash
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) gentle (c) chair
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) a frog
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) moo (c) quack
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) chair
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) happy
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) whoosh (c) achoo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) oink
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
39. 39.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sheep (c) a snake
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) hiss

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