Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 777 · 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 snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) pop
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) ding-dong (b) clang (c) achoo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) crackle (c) slurp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) oink (b) slurp (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) beep
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a campfire
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) vroom (b) boom (c) croak
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) splash (c) mango
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crunch (c) gentle
14. 14.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
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) table (c) garden
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) pop
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) vroom (c) roar
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tick-tock (c) green
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
23. 23.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) thunder (c) a lion
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) baa (c) river
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crackle (b) croak (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) knock
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a rooster (b) a steel plate falling (c) a motorbike
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) baa
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) snip
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) quickly
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) slowly
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) chair
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) slowly

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