Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 238 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) quickly
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) slurp
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) drip (b) baa (c) neigh
8. 8.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a frog (b) a sheep (c) raindrops
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) moo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) green (c) mango
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) green
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) kind
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) click (c) buzz
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) buzz (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) ding-dong
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) croak
24. 24.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) thud (b) moo (c) clang
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) crunch (b) drip (c) crackle
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) pencil (c) garden
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) baa
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) clang (c) vroom
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) raindrops (c) the wind
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) table (c) slowly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) slowly (c) mango
34. 34.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
35. 35.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) thud
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
40. 40.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) the wind

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