Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 178 · 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?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) click (b) moo (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) pitter-patter
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
4. 4.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) a horse
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) slowly (c) oink
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) thud
9. 9.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a lion (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) table
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
12. 12.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a rooster
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) moo (b) meow (c) thud
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) croak
17. 17.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a noisy drinker (c) a jump into a pool
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a cat (b) a horse (c) a lion
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) neigh
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) tick-tock (c) oink
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) achoo (c) knock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) tick-tock (b) crackle (c) oink
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) crunch (c) pencil
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
28. 28.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) thunder
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) a horse
30. 30.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a dog (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
32. 32.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a horse (b) a bee (c) a pair of scissors
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) snip (c) honk
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) drip (b) achoo (c) woof
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) gentle (c) table
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a cow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) river
40. 40.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a car horn

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