Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 940 · 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 frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) knock (c) pop
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) quickly (c) river
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) knock (c) mango
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) click (b) oink (c) crackle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) hoot
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pop (b) sizzle (c) knock
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a doorbell
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) achoo (b) meow (c) buzz
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) whoosh (c) buzz
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) yellow (c) crackle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
20. 20.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quickly (c) splash
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) moo
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) whoosh
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) gentle
26. 26.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
28. 28.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) a sparrow
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a pig
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) achoo
31. 31.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a camera (c) a frog
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) beep (b) hoot (c) knock
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) quickly
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) click
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) snip
37. 37.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) an owl (b) a cow (c) a pair of scissors
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) woof (b) chirp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack

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