Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 779 · 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 dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) drip (c) honk
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) slowly
3. 3.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a duck
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) clang
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) baa (c) neigh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) croak
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) mango
9. 9.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) a car horn
10. 10.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a microwave (b) a cow (c) a cat
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a horse
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) chair (c) green
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) click (b) drip (c) buzz
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) moo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) baa
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
19. 19.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a sheep
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crackle (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) meow
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) chirp
24. 24.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) a frog (c) a motorbike
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) table
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) chair (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) teacher
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hiss (b) croak (c) knock
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) ding-dong
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crunch (c) pencil
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) snip (b) pop (c) hoot
34. 34.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) raindrops (c) an owl
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) beep
36. 36.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a camera
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) snip
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) whoosh (c) green

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