Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 609 · 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 sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) oink (c) chirp
2. 2.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) raindrops
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) a campfire
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cat (c) a sparrow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) yellow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) ding-dong (b) honk (c) crackle
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a microwave (b) a clock (c) a frog
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) sizzle (c) chirp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) chirp
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) knock (c) tick-tock
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) vroom (c) splash
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) knock
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
18. 18.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) thunder
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) pencil
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) roar (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a camera (b) a pig (c) a steel plate falling
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) slowly (c) pencil
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) drip (c) tall
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) clang
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) tall
28. 28.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a cow (c) a frog
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) window
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
32. 32.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a pair of scissors
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) moo (c) window
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) snip
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) crunch
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) a campfire

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