Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 883 · 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 thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
2. 2.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a horse
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) vroom
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) buzz (b) ding-dong (c) snip
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) tall (c) river
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) croak (b) crunch (c) baa
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) gentle (c) pitter-patter
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) crunch (c) yellow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) river (c) chair
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) ding-dong
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) beep (c) hoot
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
17. 17.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a car horn (b) a horse (c) a visitor at the door
18. 18.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a horse
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a doorbell (c) a leaking tap
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) neigh
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) boom
23. 23.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a cow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) achoo (c) garden
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) teacher (c) tick-tock
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a bee
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) garden (c) table
29. 29.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) an owl (c) a sparrow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
32. 32.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a snake (b) the wind (c) an owl
33. 33.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a clock
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) pencil (c) chair
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
38. 38.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a horse
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry

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