Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 615 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) baa
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) beep
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) slurp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) achoo
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) roar
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) green
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) raindrops
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) meow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) drip
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) quack
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) pencil
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) tick-tock
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) a jump into a pool (c) a horse
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) quickly (c) river
19. 19.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) a camera
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) crunch
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) honk
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) green (c) kind
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) thud
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) vroom (c) hoot
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) crackle (c) mango
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) pencil (c) quickly
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) clang (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) a snake
33. 33.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a sheep (c) a pig
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) splash (c) knock
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) crunch
39. 39.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a bee
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) snip

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