Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 86 · 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 frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) baa
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) mango
8. 8.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a frog (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
9. 9.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) roar
11. 11.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a duck (c) a doorbell
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) chair (c) pop
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) roar
14. 14.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a camera (b) a sneeze (c) thunder
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) crunch
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) pop (c) honk
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hoot (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) moo
18. 18.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a horse
19. 19.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a horse (c) a sneeze
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) moo
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a campfire
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) moo
23. 23.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
24. 24.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a motorbike (c) a pig
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) woof
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a cat
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pencil (c) meow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) woof (c) vroom
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) boom (b) achoo (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) croak (c) green
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quack
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) gentle
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
40. 40.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a doorbell (c) a snake

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