Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 648 · 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 “hiss”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) click (b) meow (c) ding-dong
3. 3.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) the wind
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) hoot
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) croak
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a frog (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a sneeze (c) a car horn
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) yellow (c) quickly
11. 11.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a rooster (b) a balloon (c) a sparrow
12. 12.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a rooster (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) honk
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) boom
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) crunch (c) drip
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) tall (c) garden
18. 18.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) a doorbell
19. 19.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a duck
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) click (c) quickly
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
22. 22.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a clock (b) a doorbell (c) a dog
23. 23.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sneeze
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a lion (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) beep
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) hiss
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) snip
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) slowly
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) baa (c) chair
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) hoot
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
40. 40.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling

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