Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 490 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
2. 2.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a rooster (c) a sneeze
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) neigh (c) quack
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) garden
6. 6.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a rooster (b) a campfire (c) a jump into a pool
7. 7.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a horse (c) a car horn
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) drip
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) mango (c) window
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) clang
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) croak
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) happy (c) teacher
13. 13.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a dog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) raindrops
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) hoot (c) buzz
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) buzz (b) whoosh (c) hiss
18. 18.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a dog (b) a sparrow (c) a horse
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) teacher
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) roar (c) teacher
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) ding-dong (c) moo
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) buzz (b) drip (c) crackle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) roar (c) thud
31. 31.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) green (c) window
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) beep (c) boom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) croak (b) roar (c) crunch
35. 35.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cat (b) a doorbell (c) a cow
36. 36.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) crunch
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) happy (c) table
39. 39.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz

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