Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 776 · 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.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) splash (c) roar
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
4. 4.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) hoot
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) green
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) quack
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) oink (c) garden
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) window
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) thud (b) sizzle (c) splash
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) slowly
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) happy (c) chair
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a snake (c) a dog
21. 21.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sheep (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) meow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) chair
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
25. 25.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) a sheep
26. 26.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) a clock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) window (c) happy
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) pop
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) thunder (b) the wind (c) a sneeze
32. 32.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a lion
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) sizzle
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) quack
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a dog (b) a frog (c) a camera
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) honk (c) table
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows

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