Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 257 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) baa
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pop (b) whoosh (c) knock
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) click (c) slowly
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a balloon (c) an owl
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) happy
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) neigh
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) moo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) knock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) honk
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) hoot
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) croak
14. 14.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) achoo (b) roar (c) oink
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) meow
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) neigh (c) tall
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) garden (c) clang
24. 24.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a microwave (b) a visitor at the door (c) a jump into a pool
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) kind (c) vroom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) moo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) croak (c) kind
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) teacher (c) table
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) clang
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a snake (c) a pig
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) baa
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) oink (c) garden
35. 35.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
37. 37.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a frog (c) a horse
38. 38.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) meow (c) slurp

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