Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 128 · 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.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) a sheep
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) buzz (c) chair
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) gentle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pitter-patter (b) snip (c) tick-tock
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) quack
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) happy
11. 11.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) table
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) tall
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) sizzle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) ding-dong (c) happy
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) window
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) baa (b) sizzle (c) woof
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) buzz
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) crackle (c) honk
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) beep (c) tick-tock
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a pig
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) window (c) pencil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) beep (c) river
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
36. 36.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a doorbell (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
37. 37.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) a dog
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) hiss (c) meow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike

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