Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 67 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) quickly (c) river
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pitter-patter (b) splash (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) moo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) honk (c) happy
6. 6.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a balloon (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pair of scissors
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) chirp (b) meow (c) moo
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) snip
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) the wind (c) a duck
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) roar
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) splash
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) green
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) neigh
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
19. 19.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a cat
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) hoot
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
25. 25.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a pig (c) a clock
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) clang (c) ding-dong
27. 27.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cat (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) chair (c) quickly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) vroom
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) a snake
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) croak (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) beep
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) click

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