Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 449 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) neigh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) crunch
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) achoo (b) snip (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) thud
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) tick-tock
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) boom
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) ding-dong (c) yellow
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crunch (b) hiss (c) neigh
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a noisy drinker (c) a frog
13. 13.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a car horn (b) a pig (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) buzz
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) tick-tock (b) neigh (c) pop
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) yellow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) honk
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) pitter-patter (b) knock (c) pop
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) gentle (c) green
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) slowly
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
23. 23.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) a snake
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quack (c) kind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) beep
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) buzz (b) chirp (c) tick-tock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
29. 29.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a frog (c) a car horn
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) crunch
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) pencil (c) teacher
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) crackle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) meow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) roar
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) honk (b) beep (c) tick-tock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) quack
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) yellow (c) honk

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