Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 301 · 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 old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) quack
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) meow
4. 4.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a sheep
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) beep (c) table
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pitter-patter (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) chair
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) gentle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) snip
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crackle (c) kind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) knock (c) table
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) croak (c) green
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
18. 18.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a lion
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) buzz
20. 20.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a car horn (b) a snake (c) a cow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) moo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) neigh
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) buzz
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) beep (b) knock (c) hoot
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) honk (b) tick-tock (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
30. 30.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crackle (b) honk (c) croak
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) sizzle (c) hiss
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) garden (c) crunch
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) table
35. 35.What makes the sound “click”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a camera
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) vroom
37. 37.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a duck (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sneeze
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a doorbell (c) pakoras in hot oil
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
40. 40.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a leaking tap (c) a visitor at the door

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