Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 912 · 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 children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) clang
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) honk (c) crunch
4. 4.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) moo
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) boom (b) woof (c) drip
9. 9.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a pig (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) click (c) green
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) beep
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) achoo
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) whoosh (b) achoo (c) moo
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) chirp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
19. 19.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a balloon (c) a heavy bag falling
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) beep
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) oink (c) knock
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) teacher (c) green
24. 24.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) raindrops (b) a cow (c) the wind
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) boom
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) window (c) chair
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) click
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) baa
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) mango
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) clang
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) mango
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) teacher
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a rooster
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) drip (c) garden

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