Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 425 · 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 taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) thud (b) neigh (c) moo
5. 5.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a jump into a pool (c) the wind
6. 6.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) crunch
10. 10.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a steel plate falling
11. 11.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a steel plate falling
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a frog
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pop (c) gentle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) click (c) neigh
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) thud (b) crunch (c) oink
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) meow (c) gentle
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) click
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) snip (b) pop (c) meow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) splash (c) boom
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) tall (c) table
27. 27.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) vroom
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a rooster (b) a cat (c) pakoras in hot oil
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) quack
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) beep
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) quack
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) sizzle
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) clang
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) crackle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) quickly (c) teacher
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) mango (c) quickly
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell

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