Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 168 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) achoo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) garden (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) thud
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) quickly
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a camera (b) a car horn (c) a clock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) drip (c) green
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) sizzle (b) whoosh (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) moo (c) teacher
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) yellow (c) pencil
11. 11.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a cow
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) honk
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) green (c) garden
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) tall (c) table
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) green
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
20. 20.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a horse
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) whoosh (b) buzz (c) vroom
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) meow
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crunch (b) hiss (c) pop
24. 24.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a snake
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) table
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) table (c) teacher
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) ding-dong (c) splash
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) click (c) happy
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) buzz
30. 30.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sheep (c) a rooster
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) croak
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a car horn
34. 34.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) roar (c) garden
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) woof
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) yellow (c) mango
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) boom (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party

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