Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 672 · 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 taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) tick-tock (b) honk (c) drip
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) baa
5. 5.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a pig
6. 6.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pig (b) a campfire (c) a cat
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) slurp
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) click
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) hiss (c) neigh
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) window
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a campfire
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) yellow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) achoo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) clang
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) crackle
19. 19.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a frog
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) window
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) woof
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) oink
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) meow (c) table
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) kind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) vroom
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a horse (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) tall (c) quickly
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) moo (c) table
33. 33.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) a dog
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) slurp
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pop (c) gentle
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) quack
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) splash (c) slowly
40. 40.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a sneeze

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