Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 697 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) knock (c) baa
2. 2.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) a steel plate falling (c) a doorbell
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) window (c) slowly
4. 4.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) happy
7. 7.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a heavy bag falling (c) thunder
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) kind
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) honk
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) hoot
11. 11.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) garden
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
14. 14.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a clock
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
16. 16.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) tick-tock (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a frog
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) crunch
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) neigh
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) chirp
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a frog (b) a leaking tap (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) achoo (b) drip (c) clang
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) chirp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crunch (c) pencil
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) buzz (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) snip
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) chirp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) garden (c) green
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) sizzle
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) window
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) crunch
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) yellow
40. 40.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) the wind

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