Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 502 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
2. 2.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) an owl (c) a campfire
3. 3.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a steel plate falling
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pig
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) snip (c) mango
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) croak
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) crunch
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) roar
12. 12.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) ding-dong (b) crackle (c) quack
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a clock (c) a sneeze
15. 15.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a snake
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) beep (b) buzz (c) boom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) chirp (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) achoo (c) quack
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) beep
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) a dog
21. 21.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a frog
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) woof (c) pop
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) whoosh (c) green
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) hoot
25. 25.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) honk (b) oink (c) croak
27. 27.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a lion
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) kind (c) mango
31. 31.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a campfire (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
32. 32.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops
33. 33.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a horse (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) neigh (c) chair
36. 36.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a motorbike
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a crisp papad (c) a camera
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle

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