Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 23 · 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 puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) splash
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) ding-dong
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a dog
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) quack (c) meow
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) green (c) chair
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) meow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
18. 18.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a cat
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) drip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
21. 21.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) beep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) buzz
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) splash
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) boom (c) honk
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) slurp
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) hoot (c) oink
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a cat
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) teacher (c) quickly
31. 31.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a duck
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) whoosh
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) baa
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
37. 37.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) mango
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) teacher

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