Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 955 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) baa (c) woof
2. 2.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) mango (c) table
4. 4.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a steel plate falling
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) slurp (c) whoosh
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) tick-tock
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) beep
13. 13.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cow (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) honk (c) pencil
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
17. 17.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a camera
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
19. 19.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a car horn (c) a sparrow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) thud (c) gentle
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) meow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
25. 25.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a cow
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) quack
27. 27.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a clock
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) thud (c) drip
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) slurp (b) splash (c) neigh
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) woof (c) teacher
32. 32.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) an owl (b) a duck (c) a jump into a pool
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) roar (c) yellow
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) hoot (c) knock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) chirp (b) baa (c) oink
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) quickly
39. 39.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a campfire
40. 40.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a leaking tap

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