Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 885 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) roar
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) tall
3. 3.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) crunch (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) garden (c) chair
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) gentle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) river
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) whoosh (b) boom (c) honk
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) croak (b) hiss (c) buzz
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) chirp
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) splash
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) clang
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) splash
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) quickly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) woof
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) sizzle (c) crackle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) hiss
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) quack
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) chair (c) pencil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a frog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a pig (b) a motorbike (c) a clock
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a duck
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) beep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) splash
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) clang (b) boom (c) crackle
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) pop (b) drip (c) roar
36. 36.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sneeze (c) a car horn
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tick-tock (c) pencil
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) achoo (c) slowly
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) oink

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