Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 118 · 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 camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chair
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) oink
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) gentle (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) crackle
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) roar
10. 10.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a dog
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) table (c) teacher
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) tall (c) chair
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pig (c) a leaking tap
17. 17.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) thunder
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) click (b) croak (c) whoosh
20. 20.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a campfire (b) a horse (c) a sheep
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) a balloon
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) drip
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a leaking tap
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) quack (c) hoot
26. 26.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cat (c) a sneeze
27. 27.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) achoo (b) oink (c) whoosh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) happy (c) green
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) quickly
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) clang
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) beep (b) sizzle (c) hoot
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a sheep
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hoot (c) green

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