Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 930 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) oink
3. 3.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) crackle
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) river (c) slowly
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) crunch
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) green
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) roar
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) slurp
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) hoot
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) mango
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) thud
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) baa
16. 16.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) woof (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) quickly
19. 19.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) meow
21. 21.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a cat
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) happy (c) yellow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) window
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) moo (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) a sheep
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a cow (c) a jump into a pool
27. 27.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a cat
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) chair (c) quickly
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a rooster
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) chirp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) happy
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) buzz (c) happy
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) tick-tock (c) clang
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) baa
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) green (c) quickly
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) click (c) pencil

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