Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 4 · 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 puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) woof
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) kind (c) tall
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a cow (c) a frog
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) quack (c) slowly
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) boom
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) kind
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
10. 10.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a snake
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
13. 13.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) raindrops
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) crackle
15. 15.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) a jump into a pool
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) knock (c) woof
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) buzz (c) quickly
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) knock (c) beep
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
23. 23.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) hiss (b) pop (c) vroom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) moo (b) slurp (c) hoot
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) window
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) honk (c) drip
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) woof
30. 30.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a clock (c) a bee
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) neigh
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a balloon
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a sparrow (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) achoo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) splash
36. 36.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a dog (c) a sheep
37. 37.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a campfire (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh

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