Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 131 · 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 “neigh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) moo (c) roar
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) yellow (c) kind
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) slurp (c) moo
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a leaking tap
9. 9.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a car horn (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) pop
11. 11.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a dog
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) a clock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) splash
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) vroom
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) click (c) meow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) tick-tock
20. 20.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a motorbike (c) a sheep
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a rooster
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) slowly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) ding-dong (c) chirp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) hoot
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) chair (c) teacher
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) thunder
30. 30.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a crisp papad
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a cat
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) beep
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) croak (c) river
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) river (c) yellow
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) achoo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) buzz

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