Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 962 · 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 “whoosh”? (a) an owl (b) a balloon (c) the wind
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) crackle
3. 3.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cat (c) the wind
4. 4.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a horse
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) whoosh (c) slowly
7. 7.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) a cat
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) baa
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) drip
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) click (b) splash (c) clang
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) drip
13. 13.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a sheep (b) a snake (c) thunder
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) clang
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) roar
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
18. 18.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a lion (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
20. 20.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a camera (c) a bee
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) chair
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a horse (c) a clock
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) achoo (c) river
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) drip (b) baa (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slowly
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) buzz
29. 29.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) oink
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) chair
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) chirp
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) slurp
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) boom (c) green
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) mango
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) ding-dong

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