Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 274 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) splash (c) hoot
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) beep (c) yellow
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) click
4. 4.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) thunder
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) woof (c) happy
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) garden (c) quack
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) hoot
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) splash (b) oink (c) baa
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) pop
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) hoot (c) window
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) kind (c) garden
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) clang (c) yellow
17. 17.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a dog
18. 18.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) boom (c) chair
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) croak (c) crackle
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) splash (c) green
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tick-tock (c) quickly
24. 24.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) an owl (c) raindrops
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) river (c) window
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) thud
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) hoot
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) neigh
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) honk (c) window
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) achoo
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a steel plate falling
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) drip (b) crunch (c) buzz
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) boom (b) click (c) oink
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
40. 40.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) a rooster

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