Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 969 · 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 rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) dawn (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) meow (b) splash (c) neigh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) clang (c) meow
4. 4.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) the wind (c) a cow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) woof
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) table
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) pencil (c) hoot
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) knock (b) crunch (c) ding-dong
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
10. 10.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sheep (b) a jump into a pool (c) a clock
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a steel plate falling (c) a lion
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) garden (c) chair
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pop (c) garden
17. 17.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) a bee
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) slowly (c) happy
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) tall (c) mango
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) chirp
23. 23.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a bee (b) the wind (c) a motorbike
24. 24.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a campfire (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) hiss
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) click (c) quickly
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) baa (c) green
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) crackle (c) roar
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a bee (c) an owl
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a horse (c) a sheep
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) thud
35. 35.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) quickly (c) green
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) boom
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock

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