Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 24 · 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 thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
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.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) honk (c) boom
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) quack
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) slurp
9. 9.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) a doorbell
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) drip (b) tick-tock (c) pop
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) boom
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) neigh (c) knock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
18. 18.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) raindrops (c) a car horn
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) teacher (c) window
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) croak
21. 21.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) raindrops (b) a sheep (c) a heavy bag falling
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) baa (b) woof (c) beep
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) thud
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) neigh
27. 27.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a horse (c) a cow
28. 28.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a car horn (b) a cow (c) an owl
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) pencil (c) river
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) moo (c) roar
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) crunch
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) achoo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) buzz
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) teacher
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crackle (c) splash
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) ding-dong

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