Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 916 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) chirp (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pop (b) clang (c) roar
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) baa (c) garden
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a sneeze (c) a cat
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) chirp (b) whoosh (c) crunch
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) slurp (b) ding-dong (c) chirp
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) shed (c) moo
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) splash
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) yellow (c) kind
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) beep
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) whoosh (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) crunch
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) garden (c) mango
19. 19.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a snake
20. 20.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a camera (c) a frog
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) chair (c) slowly
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) croak
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) achoo (c) window
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) gentle (c) garden
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a motorbike
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a sheep (b) a doorbell (c) a horse
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) slurp (c) snip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) garden (c) chair
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) tall (c) quickly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) vroom
34. 34.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a sheep
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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) roar (c) happy
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) green
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell

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