Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 491 · 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) ding-dong (b) pop (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sheep (b) a rooster (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) pencil
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) happy (c) green
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pig (b) a snake (c) a balloon
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) whoosh
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) boom (b) ding-dong (c) snip
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) neigh
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) happy (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) slurp (c) meow
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) honk
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) kind (c) mango
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) clang (b) woof (c) hoot
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) clang (b) achoo (c) quack
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) vroom
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a horse
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) oink (c) drip
24. 24.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) an owl (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) roar
27. 27.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a clock (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) gentle (c) river
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chirp (c) chair
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) meow (c) roar
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) whoosh (c) buzz
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) hiss (b) vroom (c) snip
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) beep (c) roar
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) whoosh (c) crunch
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) neigh (c) click
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow

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