Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 225 · 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 old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) splash
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
5. 5.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a pig
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) neigh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) hoot
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) whoosh (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) meow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) teacher (c) kind
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) click
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) table
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) an owl (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) quickly (c) gentle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) tall
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) gentle
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) window (c) teacher
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) knock (c) gentle
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) baa
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) oink (c) chirp
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) baa
31. 31.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) a camera
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) croak
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
35. 35.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a campfire (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat

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