Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 362 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) sizzle (c) tall
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) moo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) tick-tock
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) green
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) gentle (c) river
7. 7.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) pakoras in hot oil
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) slowly
9. 9.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crackle (b) crunch (c) meow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) mango (c) teacher
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) garden
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) tick-tock
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a pig (c) a cat
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) honk
19. 19.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a lion (b) raindrops (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) knock
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) baa
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) thud
23. 23.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a clock (b) a bee (c) a frog
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) slowly (c) window
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) kind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) achoo (c) click
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) whoosh (c) croak
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) ding-dong
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) an owl
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) a sneeze
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) baa (c) splash
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) pencil
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) gentle
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) slurp

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