Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 153 · 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 motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) woof
2. 2.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a balloon (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crackle (c) slowly
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) neigh (c) slurp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) beep
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) whoosh (b) tick-tock (c) drip
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) woof (c) moo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) green
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chair
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) beep
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) slowly
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) knock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) oink (b) crackle (c) buzz
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) hoot
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a car horn (b) a rooster (c) a crisp papad
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) kind
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a snake
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) woof
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) crackle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) oink (c) tall
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) achoo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) neigh (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) river
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
37. 37.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a doorbell (b) a clock (c) a camera
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) baa
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) oink
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street

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