Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 975 · 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 little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
3. 3.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a bee
4. 4.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a pig
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) buzz (c) knock
6. 6.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) mango
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
11. 11.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sheep (c) the wind
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) quack (c) pond
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) chirp
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) garden (c) chair
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
18. 18.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a sneeze
19. 19.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) an owl
20. 20.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sheep (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) knock (b) moo (c) thud
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) achoo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) knock (b) splash (c) chirp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) pop
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) roar
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) baa (c) green
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) gentle (c) tall
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) honk
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) chirp
34. 34.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a pig (c) a cat
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) clang
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) beep (b) neigh (c) croak
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clang (c) vroom
38. 38.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a snake
39. 39.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis

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