Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 813 · 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.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a car horn
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a sneeze (c) a dog
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) beep
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
6. 6.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a pig
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) click (c) neigh
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) snip (c) kind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) roar
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) tall (c) green
12. 12.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) gentle (c) river
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) meow
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) garden
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) crunch
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) vroom
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) a duck
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
24. 24.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a balloon
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a leaking tap (b) raindrops (c) a horse
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) croak
28. 28.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) oink
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) clang
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) meow
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
34. 34.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a dog (c) a microwave
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) crackle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) quack (c) yellow
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
39. 39.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a cow
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) click (c) woof

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