Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 920 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) whoosh
2. 2.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a pair of scissors (c) a cow
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) honk (c) vroom
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) achoo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) table
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sparrow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) an owl
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) kind (c) happy
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hoot (c) river
13. 13.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a doorbell
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a snake
15. 15.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sparrow (b) a rooster (c) a frog
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) pop (c) neigh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) green (c) river
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) whoosh (b) moo (c) hiss
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) thunder (c) boom
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) yellow
21. 21.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) buzz (c) pencil
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) mango (c) tall
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) happy (c) gentle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) slurp (b) splash (c) click
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) slowly
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) roar
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) kind (c) gentle
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) achoo (c) hoot
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) honk (c) whoosh
33. 33.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a rooster
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) happy (c) river
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) vroom (c) river
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) thud

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