Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 455 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) achoo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) oink (c) mango
3. 3.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a doorbell (c) a microwave
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) teacher (c) happy
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quickly (c) boom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) boom
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) woof
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) hiss
15. 15.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a cow (b) an owl (c) a dog
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
19. 19.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a rooster
20. 20.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) vroom (c) mango
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) whoosh (b) oink (c) sizzle
23. 23.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a cow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) roar (c) chair
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) slurp
26. 26.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a bee (c) a car horn
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slurp (c) green
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) woof
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) woof (c) tick-tock
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) boom (c) splash
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a crisp papad (b) the wind (c) a pair of scissors
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) knock (c) quickly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hoot (c) quickly
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pitter-patter (c) mango
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp

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