Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 346 · 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 taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) table (c) quickly
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) ding-dong (b) meow (c) boom
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) buzz (c) window
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) baa (c) chair
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) moo
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) quack
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
13. 13.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a campfire (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sneeze (b) a bee (c) a jump into a pool
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) chirp
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) croak (c) whoosh
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) gentle (c) river
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) ding-dong (c) river
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) window (c) yellow
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) hoot
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) moo (c) boom
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) pop
26. 26.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a leaking tap (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) vroom (c) roar
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) knock
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) knock
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) beep (c) mango
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) slowly (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cat (b) a horse (c) a frog
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) click
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) tall
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) thud
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) moo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot

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