Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 174 · 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?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
2. 2.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
3. 3.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
4. 4.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a cat (c) a horse
5. 5.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) vroom
7. 7.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) croak
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) splash
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) hiss
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) croak
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) table
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) moo (c) green
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) hiss
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) croak
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) meow (b) achoo (c) knock
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) achoo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) oink (c) splash
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) honk
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) clang (b) drip (c) beep
28. 28.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) boom
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) chirp
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) boom
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) moo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
35. 35.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) the wind (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) yellow
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) yellow

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