Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 352 · 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 frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pitter-patter (c) chair
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) honk
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chirp (c) tall
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
7. 7.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a frog (c) a car horn
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) click
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) woof
11. 11.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a horse
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a pair of scissors
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) neigh (c) river
14. 14.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) boom (c) beep
16. 16.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a camera
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) pop
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) slowly (c) pencil
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) vroom (b) snip (c) honk
24. 24.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a motorbike (b) thunder (c) a visitor at the door
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) slowly (c) table
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) thud (c) yellow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) clang
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) window (c) green
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crunch (b) slurp (c) hoot
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) honk
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tick-tock (c) table
36. 36.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a camera
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) splash
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) hiss

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