Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 620 · 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.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) hiss (c) thud
3. 3.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a car horn (b) an owl (c) a sneeze
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) click (b) vroom (c) drip
5. 5.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a camera
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) happy (c) mango
7. 7.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sneeze (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hoot (c) green
9. 9.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a dog (b) a car horn (c) an owl
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) snip (c) slurp
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) hiss
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) click
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) honk
18. 18.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pair of scissors
19. 19.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) a bee
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) crackle
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
24. 24.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a motorbike (c) thunder
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) clang
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) window (c) table
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) vroom
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) buzz
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) boom (c) neigh
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) teacher (c) slowly
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) achoo (b) quack (c) oink
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) gentle (c) baa

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