Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 307 · 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 cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) baa
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) kind (c) quickly
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) pop
8. 8.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) table
10. 10.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a pig (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) knock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) tall
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
16. 16.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) hiss
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) mango
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) table (c) slowly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) crunch
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) achoo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) croak
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) whoosh (c) clang
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) table (c) happy
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) buzz
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) raindrops
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) croak
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) table
35. 35.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a lion (c) a pig
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) click
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) honk (c) vroom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) oink

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