Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 505 · 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 wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) croak (b) boom (c) slurp
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) drip (c) vroom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) clang (b) boom (c) croak
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) thud (b) neigh (c) buzz
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) knock (c) gentle
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) boom
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a leaking tap
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) whoosh (c) kind
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) slurp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) window (c) happy
17. 17.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a snake (c) a dog
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a doorbell (b) an owl (c) a frog
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a balloon (b) a steel plate falling (c) a clock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) neigh
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) beep
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) yellow (c) kind
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sheep (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quack (c) slowly
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) teacher (c) green
27. 27.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a camera
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) oink (c) croak
31. 31.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
33. 33.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a balloon (b) raindrops (c) a duck
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) splash
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) mango
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) thud (c) hoot

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