Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 62 · 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) gentle (b) tall (c) honk
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) happy
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) chirp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) honk (b) baa (c) roar
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) ding-dong
9. 9.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a bee (b) a sparrow (c) a camera
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) a dog
11. 11.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) drip (c) chair
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) thud
14. 14.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a crisp papad (c) a sheep
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a duck (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
17. 17.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a doorbell (c) a visitor at the door
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) yellow (c) green
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) river (c) quickly
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chirp (c) table
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) pop
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) croak
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
29. 29.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a campfire (b) a car horn (c) a dog
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) moo
31. 31.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a frog (b) a campfire (c) a rooster
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a lion
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) knock (c) quack
34. 34.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) gentle
36. 36.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a clock (b) a cow (c) a doorbell
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) gentle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) snip
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) teacher

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