Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 844 · 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?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) crunch
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) boom (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) woof
7. 7.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a balloon (b) a bee (c) a frog
8. 8.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a rooster (c) a snake
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) baa (c) happy
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) kind (c) hoot
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) splash
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) boom (c) mango
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) splash (c) neigh
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) knock (c) hiss
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) moo
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) pencil
22. 22.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pig (c) a snake
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) quack
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a camera (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) beep
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) neigh
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) vroom
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) teacher
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) tick-tock (b) achoo (c) baa
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a duck (c) a microwave
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) moo
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) whoosh
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) baa
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a balloon (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) happy
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) snip (c) mango
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) knock (c) tall
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cat (b) a crisp papad (c) a sparrow

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