Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 325 · 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?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) beep
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) croak
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) vroom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) gentle (c) river
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a rooster (b) a visitor at the door (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) moo (c) teacher
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) achoo
9. 9.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) clang (c) kind
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) garden (c) kind
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) splash (c) pop
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chirp (c) table
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) neigh (b) click (c) honk
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) hoot
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) knock
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a horse
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) click
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) moo (c) clang
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) meow
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
29. 29.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
30. 30.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a bee (c) a camera
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a bee
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) crackle
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) crunch
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) knock (c) neigh
38. 38.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
39. 39.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a rooster (b) thunder (c) a cat
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) ding-dong

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