Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 3 · 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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) croak
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
3. 3.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) tall
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) happy
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) meow
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) hiss (c) baa
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) yellow
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
13. 13.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) green (c) garden
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) beep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) click
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) beep
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) garden (c) pencil
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) crunch (c) croak
25. 25.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) pop
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) pop
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) roar
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) click (c) baa
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) thud
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) crunch
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) meow
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a balloon
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) boom
39. 39.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a balloon
40. 40.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

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