Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 855 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a sparrow
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) buzz (b) drip (c) knock
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) clang
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hiss (c) chair
6. 6.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a horse (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a dog
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a crisp papad (c) thunder
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) thud
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) a lion
11. 11.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) click
13. 13.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) thud (c) window
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) teacher (c) table
16. 16.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a microwave (b) a cow (c) a jump into a pool
17. 17.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a snake (c) a heavy bag falling
18. 18.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a visitor at the door (c) a crisp papad
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) oink
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) snip (b) oink (c) splash
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) river (c) teacher
22. 22.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a lion (b) a rooster (c) a pig
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) table (c) mango
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) woof (c) table
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
29. 29.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a frog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cat
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tick-tock (c) window
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) drip
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) garden (c) mango
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) table (c) chair
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) pop (c) croak
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) baa (b) beep (c) boom
38. 38.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a jump into a pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
40. 40.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) raindrops

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