Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 677 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) quack
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) table (c) tall
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) baa (b) click (c) sizzle
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) moo
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) splash (c) clang
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) gentle (c) green
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) ding-dong
15. 15.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a cat (b) a doorbell (c) a balloon
16. 16.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) a clock
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) sizzle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) tall
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hoot (c) happy
22. 22.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a snake (c) a sheep
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
24. 24.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a pig
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) beep (b) crunch (c) buzz
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
27. 27.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cat (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) hoot (c) woof
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) green
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) splash (b) slurp (c) quack
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) clang
32. 32.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a horse (c) a balloon
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) achoo (b) baa (c) drip
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a cat
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) click
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) moo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) pop
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip

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