Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 971 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) chair
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) quickly
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) hiss
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) oink
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) thunder
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) hoot
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) happy
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) pencil
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) river (c) tall
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) knock (c) buzz
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
14. 14.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) table
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
17. 17.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
18. 18.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) river
20. 20.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a camera (b) an owl (c) a cat
21. 21.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a car horn (b) a leaking tap (c) a duck
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
23. 23.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cow
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) crunch (c) thud
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) chirp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
29. 29.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
30. 30.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a car horn
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) hoot
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) neigh
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) meow (c) teacher
35. 35.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) a horse
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) woof
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) moo
38. 38.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) buzz
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a rooster

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