Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 656 · 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) slurp (b) teacher (c) mango
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) achoo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) woof
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) neigh
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a bee
12. 12.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) thunder (c) a dog
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) vroom
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) baa
16. 16.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a rooster
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) clang
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) meow
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) oink (b) vroom (c) knock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
23. 23.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sneeze (c) an owl
24. 24.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) thunder (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
26. 26.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) happy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) gentle (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) buzz (c) moo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
33. 33.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a car horn (b) a campfire (c) a frog
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) boom (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) woof (b) quack (c) slurp
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) chirp
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) oink
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) happy
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) drip

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