Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 662 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) oink
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) window
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a jump into a pool
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) kind (c) slowly
7. 7.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a snake
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) slurp
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) whoosh
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
14. 14.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a steel plate falling (c) a cat
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) happy
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
19. 19.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a dog
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hoot (c) snip
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) neigh (c) beep
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) crunch
23. 23.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a snake (c) thunder
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) quack
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) chirp (c) achoo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) green (c) pencil
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) table
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) quack (c) roar
29. 29.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a campfire
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) moo
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) window
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
34. 34.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a doorbell
35. 35.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a sheep
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) croak (c) pencil
37. 37.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a snake (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) chirp (b) meow (c) croak
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) baa
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) crackle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo

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