Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 235 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) moo (c) oink
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) pop
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) buzz (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) happy (c) quickly
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) teacher (c) table
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) garden (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) mango (c) tall
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) garden (c) chirp
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) achoo
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) thud (c) window
15. 15.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a motorbike (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) snip
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) moo
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) croak (c) beep
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) an owl
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) slowly
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) green (c) tall
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) click (c) beep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) garden
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) chirp
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) window (c) tall
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) moo
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) yellow (c) happy
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) quack (c) buzz
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) gentle (c) tall
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.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a campfire
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) meow
40. 40.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a cat

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