Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 834 · 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 bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) drip
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a visitor at the door (c) a car horn
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) achoo
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a car horn
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a motorbike (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) chirp (c) drip
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a rooster (c) a lion
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) croak
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) knock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) sizzle
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) achoo (c) slurp
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) boom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) yellow
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) honk
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) clang (c) slowly
20. 20.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a dog (c) a balloon
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) hiss (c) tall
23. 23.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a clock (c) a steel plate falling
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) honk
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) crackle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) oink
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) green (c) mango
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) quack
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) neigh
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) window (c) oink
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp

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