Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 960 · 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.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) an owl
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) knock (c) pencil
4. 4.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) a crisp papad
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) happy
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) pencil
8. 8.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a rooster
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) snip
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) drip (b) pop (c) woof
11. 11.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) a duck
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) oink (b) crunch (c) drip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) pencil
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) vroom (c) whoosh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) oink (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) table (c) window
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) beep (c) happy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) tick-tock
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) pop
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) click
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) buzz (c) boom
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) garden
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) tall
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a sparrow (c) a microwave
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) sizzle (c) slowly
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) click
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) chair
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) splash (b) boom (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) croak (c) thud
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar

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