Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 881 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
2. 2.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a clock (b) an owl (c) a lion
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) crackle
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
5. 5.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a clock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) meow (c) crunch
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) chair
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) click
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) slowly (c) chair
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) achoo
12. 12.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a clock (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) roar (c) whoosh
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) chirp (b) roar (c) knock
16. 16.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pig (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sheep
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) garden
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) honk
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) click
21. 21.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) a clock
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) thud (c) moo
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) moo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) baa
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) slowly (c) beep
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) boom
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) slowly
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a dog
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) tick-tock (b) pitter-patter (c) woof
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) snip
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) crunch
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) beep
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) clang
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) slurp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) meow
39. 39.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink

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