Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 319 · 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?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) slurp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) click
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) crackle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) meow (c) pop
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) moo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) river
10. 10.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sneeze (b) a balloon (c) the wind
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) meow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) teacher (c) chair
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) mango (c) kind
19. 19.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) knock
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) crackle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) gentle (c) table
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) oink (b) chirp (c) roar
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) drip (b) beep (c) buzz
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) whoosh
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) river
29. 29.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) moo (c) crunch
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) snip
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) pop
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) croak
35. 35.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a horse (c) a cat
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a duck (b) a leaking tap (c) a car horn
37. 37.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cow (b) a pig (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
39. 39.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) the wind (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) whoosh (c) clang

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