Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 757 · 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 pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) thud (b) snip (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) garden (c) river
3. 3.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) neigh
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) the wind (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) gentle
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
10. 10.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a pair of scissors (c) a car horn
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) achoo
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) hoot
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) window (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) oink
16. 16.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) beep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) croak
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) window
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) whoosh (c) thud
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) buzz (c) boom
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) hoot (c) whoosh
25. 25.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) boom (c) river
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a pig
30. 30.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a steel plate falling
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) achoo (c) vroom
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) raindrops
35. 35.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) green (c) garden
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) yellow (c) table
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) garden (c) pencil
40. 40.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) a frog

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