Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 740 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
2. 2.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) drip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) vroom
5. 5.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a campfire (c) a cat
6. 6.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a microwave (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) drip (c) clang
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) buzz (c) crunch
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a horse (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sneeze
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) beep (b) baa (c) moo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) tall
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) neigh
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a sneeze (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) kind (c) pencil
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a microwave (c) a jump into a pool
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) baa
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
20. 20.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) clang
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) pencil (c) tall
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) oink
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) baa (c) oink
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cat
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) table (c) pencil
27. 27.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) achoo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) river (c) table
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
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 sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) woof (c) buzz
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) crunch
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pitter-patter (c) garden
36. 36.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) the wind
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) pencil (c) happy
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) croak

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