Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 795 · 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 “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) thunder (c) the wind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) kind (c) quickly
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
5. 5.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a balloon (b) a pair of scissors (c) a lion
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) honk (b) pop (c) hiss
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slurp (c) yellow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) river
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) click (c) gentle
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) knock (b) sizzle (c) buzz
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) teacher (c) happy
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) beep
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) drip (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) slurp (c) quack
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) moo (c) thud
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) sizzle (c) garden
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) boom (c) hoot
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) woof (c) tick-tock
23. 23.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a balloon
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) chirp
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) chirp
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
31. 31.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a frog (b) a cow (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cat (b) raindrops (c) the wind
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) the wind (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) click (c) buzz
36. 36.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a sneeze
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) buzz (c) meow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder

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