Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 887 · 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 thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) whoosh (b) boom (c) roar
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
3. 3.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a camera
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) boom (c) mango
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) teacher (c) window
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
7. 7.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sheep (b) a leaking tap (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) hiss
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) neigh
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) buzz (c) slowly
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) quack
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) click
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) chair
15. 15.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a rooster (b) a pig (c) the wind
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) pop
17. 17.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) thunder (b) a jump into a pool (c) a lion
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a camera
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) kind
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roar (c) splash
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a camera (c) a cat
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a duck
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) meow (c) whoosh
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) boom
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) roar
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) beep
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) green
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) drip
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) drip
37. 37.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a bee
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a cow
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry

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