Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 96 · 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 heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
2. 2.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) mango (c) neigh
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) knock (c) kind
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) drip
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
7. 7.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a clock (c) thunder
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) woof
9. 9.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a bee
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) moo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) crunch (b) vroom (c) achoo
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) splash (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) splash
17. 17.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a horse
18. 18.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a cat
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) baa
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) kind (c) gentle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) neigh
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) sizzle
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a balloon (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) croak
28. 28.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a cow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) kind (c) clang
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) woof
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) teacher (c) happy
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) click (c) chair
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) knock
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
39. 39.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a rooster (c) a pig
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) happy (c) gentle

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