Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 16 · 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 leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pitter-patter (b) meow (c) crunch
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) pitter-patter (b) chirp (c) neigh
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) click
6. 6.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a campfire (c) a car horn
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) green
8. 8.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) a bee
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) the wind
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) ding-dong (c) table
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) a steel plate falling
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) quack (b) boom (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) woof
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) hiss
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) oink
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) thunder
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a camera (b) a snake (c) a frog
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) moo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) neigh (c) tall
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pop (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) vroom (c) green
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) snip
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) chair
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
34. 34.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a camera (c) a clock
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
36. 36.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) thunder (c) a camera
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) snip
38. 38.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a microwave (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
40. 40.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a motorbike

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