Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 188 · 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 rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
3. 3.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) beep (b) roar (c) moo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) woof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) clang
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) drip (c) river
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) window (c) pencil
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) honk (b) boom (c) woof
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) moo
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
16. 16.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a dog
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) honk (b) neigh (c) quack
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) slowly
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) crunch
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) crunch
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) crackle
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) mango (c) snip
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) clang
25. 25.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a rooster
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) chair (c) happy
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) slowly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) thud (b) drip (c) hiss
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) splash (b) moo (c) honk
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) knock (b) roar (c) buzz
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) oink (c) green
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) neigh (c) river
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a duck

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