Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 8 · 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 taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) hoot
3. 3.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a visitor at the door (c) a camera
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) mango (c) woof
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) thud
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) quack
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) roar (c) kind
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a frog
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) honk
16. 16.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a heavy bag falling (c) the wind
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) moo (c) quickly
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) pop
21. 21.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cat
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) sizzle
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) slurp (c) crackle
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) green (c) chair
26. 26.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a lion (b) a campfire (c) a visitor at the door
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) hoot
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) slurp
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) meow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) moo (b) clang (c) roar
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) crackle
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) drip (c) pop
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) boom (b) croak (c) buzz
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) table (c) slowly
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) hoot
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) honk
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) pencil (c) gentle
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) click

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