Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 890 · 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 old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) window (c) chair
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) happy (c) chair
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) river
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) neigh
6. 6.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) window
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) slurp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) slowly
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) green (c) snip
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) beep (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
13. 13.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) pakoras in hot oil
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
15. 15.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a camera
16. 16.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pig (b) a doorbell (c) a duck
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) garden
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) oink
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a frog (c) a horse
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) a balloon
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) click
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) knock
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) knock (b) baa (c) neigh
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) honk
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) window
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) beep (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) beep (c) oink
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a duck (c) a pair of scissors
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) kind (c) quickly
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) roar
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
38. 38.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) thud
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quack (c) happy

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