Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 421 · 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) neigh (b) river (c) chair
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) ding-dong (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) whoosh (b) croak (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) crackle (c) neigh
6. 6.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a dog
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) mango
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
11. 11.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a crisp papad
12. 12.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a frog
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a motorbike (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) slowly (c) quickly
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) garden (c) teacher
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) quack (c) knock
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) beep
18. 18.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a sheep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) table (c) happy
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) chair (c) window
21. 21.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a camera
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a microwave (b) a car horn (c) a noisy drinker
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) chair
24. 24.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) knock (b) vroom (c) chirp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) slowly (c) window
28. 28.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
30. 30.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a camera (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) quickly (c) mango
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) pencil (c) mango
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
34. 34.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sneeze
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) snip
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) kind
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) knock (b) thud (c) hoot
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) buzz

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