Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 932 · 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 raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) clang
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) teacher (c) garden
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) crackle
8. 8.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a crisp papad
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) vroom
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) snip (c) hiss
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
12. 12.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
13. 13.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a car horn (c) a dog
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) knock (c) hiss
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) ding-dong (b) click (c) vroom
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) whoosh (c) achoo
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) yellow
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) woof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) roar
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) meow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) happy (c) window
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) yellow (c) quickly
24. 24.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a rooster
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sheep (b) the wind (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) ding-dong (c) snip
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chair (c) garden
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) beep (b) honk (c) quack
29. 29.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) raindrops (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cat
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
31. 31.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a doorbell (c) a snake
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) slurp
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) yellow (c) teacher
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) moo
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) honk
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a balloon

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