Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 724 · 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) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) crunch
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) croak (b) beep (c) achoo
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a cow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) the wind (c) a cat
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) tick-tock (c) croak
12. 12.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) the wind (c) a bee
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) knock
14. 14.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) raindrops (c) a pig
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) chair (c) garden
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) click (b) chirp (c) oink
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) river
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a car horn (c) a doorbell
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) thud
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) gentle (c) snip
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a motorbike
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a cow (c) a jump into a pool
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) neigh (c) hoot
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) oink (c) green
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) slurp
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) green (c) garden
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) whoosh
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) croak (b) baa (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) kind
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) kind (c) teacher

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