Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 115 · 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) woof (b) green (c) slowly
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a car horn
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) beep
4. 4.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) raindrops
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) happy
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) gentle (c) slowly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) neigh
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) meow
9. 9.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cat (c) a sheep
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) thud
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a balloon
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) mango (c) kind
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) clang
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) chirp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crunch (b) hiss (c) vroom
21. 21.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) roar
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) drip
24. 24.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) raindrops (c) a sheep
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) quickly (c) happy
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) honk
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) tick-tock (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
32. 32.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sneeze (b) a frog (c) a campfire
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) snip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) hoot (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) whoosh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp

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