Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 184 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) hoot
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) thud
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
5. 5.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a sneeze
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) drip (c) vroom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) hoot
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) pitter-patter (c) crackle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) roar
11. 11.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) achoo
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) splash
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) croak
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) yellow
20. 20.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) drip (c) beep
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) slowly
24. 24.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a pig
25. 25.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a motorbike (c) a dog
26. 26.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a rooster (c) the wind
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oink (c) moo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) a duck
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) quack
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) quickly
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) neigh (c) river
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) hiss
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) thud (c) teacher
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) moo (c) gentle

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