Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 31 · 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 rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
3. 3.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) the wind
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) moo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) boom (c) sizzle
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) croak
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) achoo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) gentle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sheep
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a snake
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) pencil (c) happy
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) gentle
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crunch (c) teacher
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a balloon
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) yellow (c) happy
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) crackle (c) slurp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quack (c) pencil
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) neigh (c) vroom
27. 27.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a duck (b) thunder (c) a cat
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a snake
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) slurp
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
31. 31.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a visitor at the door (c) a sheep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) neigh (c) hiss
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) roar
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a clock
37. 37.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) a leaking tap (c) an owl
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) moo (b) splash (c) pop
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) hoot (c) tall

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