Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 928 · 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 ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) gentle
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pop (b) beep (c) neigh
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) knock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) click
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) chirp (b) clang (c) ding-dong
7. 7.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a campfire (c) a clock
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a frog
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) woof
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) gentle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) slowly
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) pop
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) raindrops (b) a campfire (c) a pig
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) garden (c) green
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) chirp (b) crackle (c) drip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) slurp
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
21. 21.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a steel plate falling
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) meow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) hoot
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a jump into a pool
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) boom (b) chirp (c) pop
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) snip
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) garden (c) window
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pitter-patter (c) table
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) splash (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) whoosh
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) beep (c) pencil
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) beep (b) honk (c) hiss
40. 40.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a snake (b) an owl (c) a microwave

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