Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 104 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) achoo (c) moo
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) drip
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) thud (b) ding-dong (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crunch (c) teacher
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) click (b) oink (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) slowly (c) window
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) baa
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) quickly
13. 13.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a microwave (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
15. 15.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) roar (b) pop (c) chirp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) thud (c) drip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) mango
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
21. 21.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a pig
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) river (c) whoosh
23. 23.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a car horn
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) neigh (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) table
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a balloon (c) a bee
30. 30.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) crunch (b) snip (c) neigh
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
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) mango (b) sizzle (c) happy
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) green
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) beep
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) roar

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