Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 728 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) neigh (c) river
3. 3.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) a frog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) yellow (c) window
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) beep
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a lion (c) a frog
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) vroom (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) neigh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) honk (c) quack
14. 14.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a clock (c) a lion
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) teacher (c) slowly
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) table
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) whoosh (c) kind
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) slurp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) moo (c) window
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) yellow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) click (c) quack
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pig (b) a pair of scissors (c) a noisy drinker
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) splash (c) quickly
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) buzz
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) knock (b) hoot (c) drip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a cow
32. 32.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a camera
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) hiss
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) splash (c) hiss
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) knock (b) hoot (c) achoo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) sizzle (c) mango
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle

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