Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 195 · 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) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) raindrops (c) a duck
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) thunder (c) a lion
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hoot (c) crunch
5. 5.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) yellow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) meow (c) window
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
12. 12.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a leaking tap
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) neigh
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) boom (c) croak
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) roar
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) croak
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) achoo (b) oink (c) buzz
22. 22.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pig (c) a duck
23. 23.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cat
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) roar
26. 26.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) moo
28. 28.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) thunder
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) boom
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) teacher (c) happy
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a bee
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) splash (c) chair
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
36. 36.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) achoo (b) knock (c) chirp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) knock
39. 39.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) woof (c) slowly

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