Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 161 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) green
2. 2.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a clock (c) a cow
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) knock
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) whoosh (c) clang
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) hiss
10. 10.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) the wind (c) a rooster
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a dog (b) a cow (c) a balloon
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) mango
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) woof
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a lion
16. 16.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) meow
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a rooster
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) green
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) yellow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) whoosh (b) clang (c) meow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) snip (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) hoot
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) river
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) hiss
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) splash
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) splash
30. 30.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sparrow (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) croak (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) crunch
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) slurp
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) honk (c) quickly
35. 35.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) raindrops
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a duck (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) click (c) slowly
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) quack (c) click
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty

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