Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 43 · 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) table (b) thud (c) window
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
3. 3.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a crisp papad (b) thunder (c) a horse
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) table (c) green
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
7. 7.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a frog
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) crackle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) neigh (c) gentle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) knock
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) mango (c) teacher
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) ding-dong (b) crackle (c) pop
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) roar
15. 15.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a frog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a car horn
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) raindrops (b) a rooster (c) a pig
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
18. 18.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a dog
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) neigh (b) moo (c) woof
20. 20.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chair (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) achoo
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) pop (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) mango (c) teacher
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
30. 30.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a frog
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) honk (c) pencil
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) snip (c) oink
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) splash
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) crackle
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) sizzle (b) click (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) thunder (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a horse

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