Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 30 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) croak (c) green
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) hiss
4. 4.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a lion (b) a balloon (c) a camera
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) quickly (c) slowly
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slurp (c) crackle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) window
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) oink (c) beep
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
17. 17.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a duck (b) a noisy drinker (c) a visitor at the door
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) a motorbike
19. 19.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) woof (c) gentle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) window (c) slowly
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) click (b) pitter-patter (c) crunch
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) neigh (c) gentle
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a sneeze
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
29. 29.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sparrow (c) a jump into a pool
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a camera (b) a dog (c) a snake
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) oink (b) baa (c) boom
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) honk
33. 33.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) the wind (c) a campfire
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) snip (c) happy
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) click (c) chirp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) hiss
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) buzz (c) slowly

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