Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 967 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) honk
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) honk (c) oink
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) gentle (c) clang
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) table (c) woof
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
10. 10.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a horse
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) garden (c) chair
12. 12.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a cow
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) ding-dong (c) table
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) quack
16. 16.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) an owl
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) hiss (c) thud
18. 18.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) an owl (b) a pig (c) a camera
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) window
20. 20.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a snake (b) a sneeze (c) a clock
21. 21.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a lion (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) splash
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
24. 24.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a snake
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a campfire (c) a camera
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) vroom (b) beep (c) croak
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) gentle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) pencil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) snip
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) drip (c) buzz
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) whoosh (b) click (c) quack
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) pencil
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
36. 36.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sneeze (b) a horse (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) slurp (c) achoo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) teacher (c) green
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster

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