Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 146 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) knock
2. 2.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) crunch
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) whoosh (c) hiss
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) baa
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) moo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) quickly (c) pencil
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) thud
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) splash (c) river
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) slurp (c) baa
13. 13.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a visitor at the door
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) raindrops (b) a sneeze (c) a cat
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a horse (c) a pig
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) knock (b) achoo (c) slurp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) quickly
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a frog (b) a motorbike (c) thunder
22. 22.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a car horn (c) a duck
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) moo (c) happy
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) croak
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
26. 26.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a campfire (b) a motorbike (c) a balloon
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
28. 28.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a snake (b) a sheep (c) a leaking tap
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) mango
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) slurp
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 “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) raindrops (c) a clock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) quack
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) click
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) honk
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.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad

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