Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 732 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) chirp
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) slurp
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) window (c) table
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) chair
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) moo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) honk (c) pencil
12. 12.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a leaking tap (c) a steel plate falling
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quack (c) yellow
14. 14.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) baa
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) the wind
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cow (c) the wind
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
22. 22.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) a rooster
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) quickly (c) pencil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a lion (b) a camera (c) a horse
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) gentle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) honk (c) baa
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pitter-patter (b) meow (c) pop
32. 32.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a balloon (b) a bee (c) the wind
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) vroom (b) boom (c) hoot
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) buzz (c) beep
36. 36.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a pig
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
38. 38.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) snip
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) beep

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