Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 814 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) tall
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) neigh (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) hiss
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) hiss
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) quack
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) click
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) roar (c) table
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) hiss (c) pencil
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) boom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) splash
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) pop
15. 15.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) crunch
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) oink
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) drip (c) green
19. 19.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) a leaking tap
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) table
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) kind
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a frog
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) vroom
26. 26.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) meow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) quack
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) yellow (c) kind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) splash
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) hiss
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) thud (c) beep
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a dog
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a doorbell (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) oink (b) drip (c) quack
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) quack

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