Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 865 · 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) stable (c) neigh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) woof
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) neigh (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a visitor at the door (c) a frog
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) garden (c) kind
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
10. 10.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a cow (b) a snake (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) clang (c) mango
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) gentle (c) garden
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
16. 16.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a camera (b) a visitor at the door (c) pakoras in hot oil
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) ding-dong (b) drip (c) thud
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) teacher
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) thud
22. 22.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a sheep (c) a snake
23. 23.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) raindrops
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) slurp (b) neigh (c) honk
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) snip (c) knock
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a sheep
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) baa
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) kind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) table (c) pitter-patter
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) woof
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a rooster (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) chirp
36. 36.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) oink (b) moo (c) ding-dong
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) quack
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) table

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