Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 716 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a snake
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) splash
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) knock
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) drip
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) crackle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) window
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) baa (c) mango
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chair (c) oink
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) thud (b) meow (c) sizzle
15. 15.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a snake (b) a rooster (c) a doorbell
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) garden (c) crunch
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) woof
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) slurp (b) chirp (c) crackle
22. 22.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) pop
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) click (c) crunch
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) tall
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) buzz (c) hiss
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) snip
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) croak (c) buzz
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a pig (c) a doorbell
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) thunder (c) pakoras in hot oil
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quack (c) mango
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) achoo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) woof (b) boom (c) hoot
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) table (c) chair
37. 37.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a horse
38. 38.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a sparrow (c) a campfire
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a campfire

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