Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 6 · 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 rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) beep (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) gentle (c) chair
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) hoot
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) click
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pop (b) hoot (c) buzz
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) boom
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) slowly (c) yellow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) kind
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) clang (c) chair
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) splash
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a camera
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) chirp (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
18. 18.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) thunder (b) a frog (c) a clock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) buzz
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) snip (c) neigh
22. 22.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cat
25. 25.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a motorbike (c) a sparrow
26. 26.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a microwave (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
27. 27.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) thunder (b) a jump into a pool (c) a camera
28. 28.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a bee
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
32. 32.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a campfire (c) a pig
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) table
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) crackle
35. 35.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a pig (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) hoot
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a pig

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