Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 965 · 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 dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) croak
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) clang (c) kind
5. 5.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) slurp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) snip
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) achoo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) vroom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) gentle
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hoot (b) achoo (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) pencil
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) quickly (c) gentle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) sizzle (b) achoo (c) woof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) mango
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) neigh (c) mango
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a cat
26. 26.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a cat
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) whoosh
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) thunder
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) honk (c) boom
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) drip
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) chirp
34. 34.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pop (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) chirp (b) beep (c) buzz
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
38. 38.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a snake (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) pakoras in hot oil

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