Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 114 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) clang (b) boom (c) woof
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) drip
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) snip
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) click
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) oink (c) slowly
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) moo (c) slowly
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) quickly
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) teacher (c) table
12. 12.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) an owl (b) a camera (c) a sheep
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) boom
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) neigh (b) quack (c) knock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crunch (b) vroom (c) click
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) window
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) ding-dong (c) chirp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) gentle (c) window
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) river (c) quickly
27. 27.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a duck
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) snip (c) quickly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) tick-tock (c) meow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) neigh (c) chirp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) croak (b) sizzle (c) knock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) baa
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) moo (b) crackle (c) hoot
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) gentle (c) hiss
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) kind (c) tall
38. 38.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a crisp papad (b) raindrops (c) a frog
39. 39.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) pakoras in hot oil
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door

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