Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 798 · 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 “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) the wind (c) a steel plate falling
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) sizzle
3. 3.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) an owl
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) achoo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) hoot
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) croak (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) honk (c) knock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) knock (b) honk (c) click
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) crackle
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) snip (c) yellow
14. 14.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a crisp papad
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) vroom
16. 16.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cat (b) a campfire (c) thunder
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) baa (b) honk (c) splash
20. 20.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) raindrops (c) a dog
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chair
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a rooster (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) achoo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) window (c) river
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) croak (c) splash
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) croak
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) drip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) knock
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) roar
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) beep
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) oink (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) roar

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