Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 120 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) neigh (c) baa
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) honk
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) click (b) neigh (c) hiss
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) slurp
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) table
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) achoo (b) croak (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) pitter-patter (c) baa
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) woof (b) quack (c) crackle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) slowly (c) gentle
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a campfire (c) a snake
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) beep (b) croak (c) meow
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a dog
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) croak (b) sizzle (c) whoosh
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) mango (c) kind
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) hoot
21. 21.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) yellow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) crackle
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) boom
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) crackle (b) knock (c) pop
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) quack (b) baa (c) achoo
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hiss (c) table
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) window
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) slowly (c) table
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) a steel plate falling
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) click (b) beep (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a campfire (b) a bee (c) a camera
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad

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