Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 695 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) chirp
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) chair
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) gentle (c) chair
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) achoo
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a horse
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) moo
9. 9.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a dog (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) thunder (b) a sheep (c) the wind
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) river
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
14. 14.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) boom (c) yellow
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) happy (c) green
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a horse
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) drip
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) a frog
22. 22.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
23. 23.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) slurp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) honk (c) garden
28. 28.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a rooster (c) a balloon
29. 29.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slurp (c) gentle
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a sparrow (b) an owl (c) a sheep
32. 32.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cat (c) thunder
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crackle (c) chair
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) hiss
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) croak
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) happy (c) river
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) woof

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