Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 622 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) boom (b) slurp (c) honk
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a horse (b) a frog (c) a microwave
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) crunch
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) tall (c) gentle
11. 11.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) an owl (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) baa
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) slowly (c) vroom
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) buzz
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) achoo (b) quack (c) beep
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) click (c) gentle
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) roar (c) quack
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) knock
20. 20.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cat (b) a leaking tap (c) a rooster
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) whoosh
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a balloon (c) a bee
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) baa (c) meow
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
29. 29.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a motorbike (b) a leaking tap (c) a camera
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) baa (c) gentle
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) crunch
35. 35.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a microwave (c) a pig
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) mango
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) sizzle (c) splash
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) slurp (b) thud (c) beep
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp

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