Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 400 · 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 snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) croak (c) table
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) honk
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a rooster (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) chirp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) ding-dong
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) pop (c) click
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
16. 16.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) a car horn
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) click (b) vroom (c) achoo
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) pencil (c) garden
19. 19.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pig (b) a jump into a pool (c) a balloon
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) tall (c) quickly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) vroom (c) teacher
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) whoosh (b) meow (c) crunch
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) knock
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) chirp
26. 26.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) neigh
28. 28.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door
29. 29.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) buzz
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) tick-tock
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) chirp (b) quack (c) croak
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a snake
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) woof

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