Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 823 · 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 horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) crackle (c) green
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a doorbell (c) a lion
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) table (c) happy
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) honk (b) chirp (c) quack
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) clang
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) snip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hiss (c) slowly
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a car horn
17. 17.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) croak (c) kind
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) crackle (c) boom
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) drip (c) thud
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) snip
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) splash (b) achoo (c) whoosh
24. 24.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) raindrops
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) roar (b) sizzle (c) click
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) crunch (c) kind
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) woof (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) river (c) gentle
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) quack
32. 32.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a rooster
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) baa (b) vroom (c) splash
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a bee (c) a doorbell
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) vroom
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) pencil (c) mango
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) vroom (c) sizzle

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