Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 595 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) vroom
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) clang
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) window (c) pencil
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) pencil (c) teacher
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) quickly
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
15. 15.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a cat (b) a horse (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) mango
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) click (c) splash
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
20. 20.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a rooster (c) a jump into a pool
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) honk
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) the wind (c) a dog
23. 23.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a camera (b) a snake (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a rooster (c) a balloon
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) kind
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) hiss
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) crunch
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) pop (c) snip
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) splash
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) meow (b) boom (c) honk
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) river (c) pencil
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
38. 38.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) thunder (b) a campfire (c) a duck
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) snip
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) yellow

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