Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 77 · 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 balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
3. 3.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a snake (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) snip
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a horse
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) happy
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) snip
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) honk
9. 9.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
11. 11.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a clock (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
15. 15.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) boom
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a clock (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) kind
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) drip
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) a clock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) knock
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) gentle (c) window
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) achoo
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) clang (b) whoosh (c) woof
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) baa
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) thud (c) quack
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
33. 33.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) river
35. 35.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sheep (b) a cat (c) a campfire
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) slowly (c) green
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) achoo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot

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