Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 404 · 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?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) baa (b) splash (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) woof (b) neigh (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) slurp
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) thud
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) splash (c) happy
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) green
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) river (c) pencil
13. 13.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a doorbell (b) a dog (c) a bee
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) gentle
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a campfire (c) a microwave
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) happy
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) click (b) croak (c) slurp
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) a lion
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) crunch (b) achoo (c) knock
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) chair
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) clang
26. 26.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a microwave (c) a frog
27. 27.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a snake (b) a pig (c) a cow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) teacher (c) yellow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) oink
30. 30.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) raindrops
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) thud (c) splash
34. 34.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a bee (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) click (c) pencil
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) meow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
38. 38.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a bee (c) pakoras in hot oil
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa

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