Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 692 · 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) table (b) beep (c) chair
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) green (c) window
4. 4.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) a cow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) hiss
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) meow
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quack (c) table
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) thud
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) mango
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) hoot
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) drip
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) thud
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
16. 16.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a bee (b) a leaking tap (c) a cat
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
18. 18.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) moo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) crackle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) hiss (c) crunch
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) yellow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hiss (c) garden
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) tall
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) kind (c) pop
26. 26.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a jump into a pool
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) thud (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) click
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) oink (c) buzz
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) vroom
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) kind
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) knock (c) chair
34. 34.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) happy (c) gentle
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) river (c) boom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs

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