Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 794 · 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 “boom”? (a) a pig (b) a bee (c) thunder
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) meow
3. 3.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) river (c) tall
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) table
6. 6.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a clock (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) oink (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) green
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) achoo (b) knock (c) baa
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) achoo
13. 13.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a balloon (b) a duck (c) a car horn
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) yellow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) drip
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) croak
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) hiss
19. 19.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a rooster (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) roar
21. 21.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a campfire
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) meow
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) knock
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
25. 25.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a balloon (b) a pig (c) a campfire
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a clock
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) a cow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) vroom (c) click
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
30. 30.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a pig
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) table (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) quack
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) clang (b) vroom (c) croak
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) crackle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) table
40. 40.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

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