Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 762 · 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.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) a snake
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) window (c) tall
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) kind (c) quack
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) moo
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) happy (c) slowly
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) chirp
14. 14.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) a frog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) pop
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) roar (b) hoot (c) buzz
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a sneeze (c) raindrops
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) vroom
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) baa
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) neigh
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a campfire (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) oink
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) achoo
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) drip
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) quack
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) gentle (c) hoot
30. 30.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a doorbell (b) a bee (c) an owl
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) knock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hoot (c) click
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) quickly (c) window
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) snip
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a sneeze (c) a steel plate falling
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread

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