Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 636 · 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 “knock”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a dog
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) chirp
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) achoo (b) woof (c) croak
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) woof (c) river
7. 7.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) the wind (b) raindrops (c) a horse
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) click
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) teacher (c) meow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) roar (c) drip
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) knock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) chair
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crunch (c) mango
17. 17.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a cat
18. 18.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) a campfire
19. 19.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) chirp
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) green (c) hiss
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
25. 25.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pop (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) click
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) neigh
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) pop
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) clang (c) quack
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) roar
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) quack
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crunch (b) snip (c) hoot
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) meow (c) chirp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) happy
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a rooster (c) a pair of scissors

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