Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 543 · 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 raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) boom (c) quack
3. 3.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
4. 4.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a car horn (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) slowly (c) green
7. 7.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) neigh
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) teacher (c) kind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) whoosh (c) teacher
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) woof
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) pop
18. 18.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a leaking tap (c) a microwave
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) quack (c) neigh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) quickly (c) river
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) oink
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a snake (b) a sheep (c) a cat
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) roar
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) oink
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) neigh (c) chair
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
34. 34.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) an owl
35. 35.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a camera (b) a pair of scissors (c) a pig
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) table (c) garden
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) buzz
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) a doorbell (c) pakoras in hot oil
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) yellow

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