Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 604 · 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 “clang”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) oink
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) moo (b) boom (c) chirp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) croak
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) roar
7. 7.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) pop
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
13. 13.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a rooster (c) a microwave
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) ding-dong
16. 16.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) the wind (c) an owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) boom
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) baa (c) woof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) green (c) kind
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crackle (b) whoosh (c) croak
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) gentle (c) garden
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) window
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) click (c) yellow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) neigh
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) hiss
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sparrow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) neigh (c) buzz
30. 30.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) baa
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tick-tock (c) window
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) clang (c) slowly
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) click
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) crackle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) quickly (c) happy
39. 39.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) the wind (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn

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