Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 781 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) crunch (c) meow
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
3. 3.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) meow
6. 6.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) neigh (c) gentle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) garden (c) river
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crunch (b) honk (c) baa
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) meow (c) table
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) knock
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a cow
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) hiss
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) chirp
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) oink (b) pitter-patter (c) click
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) drip
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a cat (c) thunder
27. 27.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pig (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a dog (b) raindrops (c) a motorbike
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) oink (c) window
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
32. 32.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a leaking tap
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a dog
34. 34.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
35. 35.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a visitor at the door
36. 36.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a duck
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) achoo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot

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