Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 796 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a pair of scissors
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) splash (b) woof (c) drip
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) croak (c) drip
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) oink
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) ding-dong (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) clang
9. 9.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) thunder (b) a dog (c) a clock
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) quack (c) tick-tock
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) tick-tock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
13. 13.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cow (c) a camera
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) achoo (b) chirp (c) quack
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) thud (c) mango
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) splash
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) tick-tock
19. 19.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a motorbike (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) achoo
22. 22.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a car horn (c) a clock
23. 23.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sneeze (c) a pair of scissors
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) clang (b) crunch (c) splash
25. 25.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) the wind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) whoosh
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?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) meow (b) sizzle (c) crunch
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) croak
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) tick-tock (c) chirp
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) woof (c) table
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
33. 33.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) pop (c) roar
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) click (c) happy
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) baa (b) moo (c) chirp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) crunch
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pop (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hiss
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) pop (b) splash (c) slurp

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