Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 573 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) neigh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) chair
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crackle (c) green
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) croak (c) happy
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) mango (c) table
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) ding-dong
10. 10.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
11. 11.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a camera
12. 12.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a dog
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) thud (c) yellow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crunch (c) garden
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) croak (b) pitter-patter (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) knock (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) quickly (c) mango
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) kind (c) green
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a noisy drinker
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) honk (c) garden
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) happy
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) roar (c) kind
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) sizzle (b) moo (c) honk
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) thud (b) splash (c) quack
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
30. 30.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a balloon (c) the wind
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) achoo (b) beep (c) knock
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) oink (c) mango
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) a campfire
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) a camera
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) chair
39. 39.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) an owl (c) a lion
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) woof (c) green

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