Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 687 · 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) honk (b) garden (c) pencil
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) happy
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) drip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) crunch (c) woof
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) boom (c) drip
6. 6.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) oink
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) snip
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
13. 13.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a camera (b) a sparrow (c) a visitor at the door
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) clang (c) splash
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) quickly
16. 16.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a motorbike
20. 20.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a steel plate falling
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) garden (c) splash
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) hoot
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) pitter-patter (c) crunch
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) green (c) teacher
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) slurp (b) pitter-patter (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) moo
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) whoosh
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) boom (c) quack
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
34. 34.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a duck
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) kind (c) happy
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) woof
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crackle (c) river
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) drip
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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