Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 797 · 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?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) boom (b) splash (c) knock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) kind
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) woof
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a snake (c) a sheep
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) crunch
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tick-tock (c) quickly
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) lamb (c) soft
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) honk
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) river
16. 16.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) quickly (c) window
18. 18.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) thunder (c) a sneeze
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) knock (c) boom
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) croak
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) splash (c) moo
22. 22.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) splash
24. 24.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a motorbike (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) river (c) kind
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) buzz (c) neigh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) tall (c) achoo
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
34. 34.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a horse
35. 35.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cat (b) a steel plate falling (c) a microwave
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) mango (c) happy
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) clang (c) quack

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