Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 76 · 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) crunch (b) chair (c) kind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) chair (c) boom
3. 3.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) a doorbell
4. 4.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a car horn (b) a pig (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) tall (c) happy
6. 6.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) raindrops (b) a crisp papad (c) a doorbell
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) moo
8. 8.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a rooster (b) a sneeze (c) a microwave
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) baa (b) beep (c) thud
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crackle (b) hiss (c) honk
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) buzz
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) garden
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) slurp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) boom (b) pop (c) achoo
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) vroom
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) quack
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) achoo (b) sizzle (c) honk
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) woof
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) meow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) mango
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) beep
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a camera
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops
33. 33.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a duck (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) whoosh (c) gentle
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) hiss
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) thud (c) ding-dong
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) woof
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) neigh

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