Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 7 · 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 puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
2. 2.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a bee (b) a motorbike (c) thunder
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) woof
5. 5.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) a horse
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) mango (c) kind
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) honk (c) teacher
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) moo
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) achoo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
16. 16.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a horse
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hiss (c) garden
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) meow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) boom (b) ding-dong (c) moo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) pencil
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quack (c) table
23. 23.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a motorbike
25. 25.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) croak (c) hiss
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) thud (c) woof
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) roar (b) tick-tock (c) clang
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) river
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) chirp
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) pop (b) crackle (c) crunch
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) clang (c) click
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) kind (c) slowly
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
38. 38.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) beep
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a snake

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