Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 97 · 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 leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) baa (b) drip (c) boom
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) slurp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) click (b) croak (c) honk
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) river (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
7. 7.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) click (c) happy
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) crackle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
11. 11.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a duck
12. 12.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a jump into a pool (c) thunder
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quack
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) kind (c) happy
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) knock
17. 17.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
21. 21.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) chair (c) roar
23. 23.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pig
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
25. 25.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) a cat
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) achoo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) crackle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) croak
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a pair of scissors
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) pencil (c) tall
33. 33.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a lion
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) snip (b) achoo (c) slurp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) clang (c) pop
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tick-tock (c) garden

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