Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 752 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) achoo (c) river
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) tall
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) boom (b) oink (c) clang
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) vroom (c) thud
6. 6.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a pig (c) a sheep
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) baa (c) yellow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) moo
10. 10.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a camera (b) a cow (c) a cat
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) vroom
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) happy
15. 15.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) croak
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) teacher (c) green
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) roar (c) window
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) croak (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) ding-dong
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
26. 26.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a sheep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) mango (c) teacher
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a heavy bag falling
29. 29.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a balloon (c) a doorbell
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) chirp
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) oink
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a rooster (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) slowly (c) green

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