Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 704 · 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) table (c) slowly
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) clang
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) quickly
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) happy
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) hiss
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a duck
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) crunch
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) sizzle
11. 11.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) clang
14. 14.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a dog (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) moo (c) window
17. 17.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) whoosh (b) crunch (c) buzz
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
21. 21.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) achoo
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) splash (c) sizzle
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a horse (b) a camera (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) vroom
27. 27.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) an owl
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) woof
30. 30.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a campfire
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) thud
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) quack
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) tick-tock
34. 34.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a duck (c) a camera
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) click (c) thud
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) neigh (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) click (c) croak
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) tall
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a clock

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