Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 27 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pop (b) clang (c) meow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) vroom
3. 3.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
5. 5.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a rooster (c) pakoras in hot oil
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a cat (c) a frog
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) a snake
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) slurp
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) pop
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) green
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) roar
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) oink
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) mango
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) hiss
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) garden (c) river
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) slurp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) green (c) tall
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a clock (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) whoosh
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) tick-tock
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) buzz
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) crackle
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) neigh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) splash
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) ding-dong (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a sheep (b) a snake (c) an owl
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) chair (c) river
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) river
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) oink

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