Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 268 · 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) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) raindrops (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) tall (c) garden
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) hiss
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) happy
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) splash (c) neigh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) beep (c) mango
9. 9.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) slurp
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) chair
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) yellow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) buzz
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slowly (c) window
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) crunch
16. 16.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a bee (b) a sneeze (c) thunder
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
18. 18.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) crunch
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) pitter-patter (b) croak (c) hoot
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quack (c) table
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) buzz
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) crackle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) knock
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) meow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) hiss
33. 33.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a cat
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) croak (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a horse
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) vroom (c) pop
38. 38.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a dog
39. 39.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) a lion
40. 40.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a pig (c) a sneeze

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