Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 867 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) hoot
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) baa
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) a horse
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) window (c) river
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) croak
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) river (c) kind
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) honk
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a leaking tap
15. 15.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a campfire
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) crunch
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) crunch
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) whoosh (c) crunch
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) hoot
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) pencil (c) yellow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) clang
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) baa (c) table
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) slowly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) crackle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) boom
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a frog
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) window
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sheep (b) raindrops (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) roar (b) neigh (c) quack
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) beep (c) slurp
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
39. 39.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a horse (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) knock (b) roar (c) achoo

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