Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 846 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) clang (c) roar
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) oink
6. 6.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) the wind
7. 7.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a pig
8. 8.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a frog
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) mango (c) window
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) garden (c) happy
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) croak (b) snip (c) baa
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
13. 13.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) the wind (c) a rooster
14. 14.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a lion
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
16. 16.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) croak
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) crackle (c) woof
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) window (c) gentle
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sneeze (c) a car horn
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) clang
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a frog (b) raindrops (c) a cow
24. 24.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a sheep (c) a snake
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) chair
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) oink
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) woof (b) sizzle (c) slurp
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) neigh (b) honk (c) hiss
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) oink
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) buzz (c) whoosh
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) moo
33. 33.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a dog (c) a bee
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) roar
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) beep
37. 37.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a doorbell (b) a dog (c) a car horn
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) crackle (b) moo (c) click
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) crackle

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