Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 738 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) croak
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) croak
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) sizzle
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) clang (b) woof (c) slurp
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) click
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) yellow (c) slowly
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) river
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) chirp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) crackle (c) oink
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
16. 16.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crackle (c) yellow
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) vroom
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) baa
21. 21.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a lion
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) boom (c) garden
23. 23.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) the wind (c) a clock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) mango
25. 25.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a camera (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a microwave
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) croak
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) croak
32. 32.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) quack
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a campfire (b) an owl (c) a clock
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
40. 40.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a motorbike

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