Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 159 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) crackle
3. 3.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) an owl
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) thunder
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) window (c) happy
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) click
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a crisp papad (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
9. 9.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) croak
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) sizzle
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) splash (b) moo (c) hiss
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) window (c) happy
17. 17.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) roar
19. 19.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a cat
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
21. 21.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) garden (c) window
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
25. 25.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) slurp (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) crackle
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) ding-dong (b) honk (c) croak
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) quack
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) pop
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) moo (c) garden
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) knock
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) pop
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pig (c) a duck

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