Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 876 · 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) window (b) yellow (c) hoot
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) neigh
3. 3.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a microwave (b) a heavy bag falling (c) the wind
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quickly (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) honk (c) click
6. 6.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) quickly
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) drip (c) snip
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) chair (c) garden
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
12. 12.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) the wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) hiss
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) vroom (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
16. 16.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) the wind (b) thunder (c) a doorbell
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a microwave (c) a cow
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) thunder (b) a balloon (c) a microwave
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) knock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) meow (b) drip (c) clang
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) drip
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) splash
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) gentle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) river (c) teacher
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) drip (c) slurp
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) crunch
33. 33.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) kind (c) green
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a microwave (c) a rooster
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a balloon
37. 37.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) moo (c) thud
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) pitter-patter

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