Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 782 · 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 thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) vroom
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) hoot
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) click
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) meow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) crunch
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tall
7. 7.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a clock
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) pop
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) honk
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a camera (c) a cow
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) chair
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) splash (c) beep
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) whoosh
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) tick-tock (c) neigh
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) thunder (b) a rooster (c) a microwave
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) drip (c) quack
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
21. 21.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) beep (c) hoot
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) table
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) chair (c) table
27. 27.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a balloon (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
30. 30.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) green (c) garden
32. 32.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) raindrops (b) a sheep (c) a horse
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) woof
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) slowly (c) gentle
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) baa
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) yellow
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) quickly (c) table
39. 39.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
40. 40.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a bee (c) a lion

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