Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 850 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) baa
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) snip (b) vroom (c) roar
4. 4.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a car horn
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a snake (c) a cat
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) yellow
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a steel plate falling
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) roar
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) baa (c) hiss
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crunch (b) neigh (c) oink
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) cow (c) shed
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) slowly
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) slurp (b) click (c) vroom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) window (c) vroom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) chair
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
21. 21.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a clock (c) a car horn
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tick-tock (c) slowly
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) drip (b) knock (c) clang
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) achoo (c) drip
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a bee (b) the wind (c) a lion
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) a clock
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a clock (c) a snake
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) gentle
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) croak
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) woof (b) vroom (c) splash
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) slowly (c) chair
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a frog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a rooster
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
37. 37.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a campfire (c) a doorbell
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) chair (c) garden
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) achoo
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse

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