Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 977 · 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 horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
2. 2.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) moo (c) garden
5. 5.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a balloon (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) drip (c) pitter-patter
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
10. 10.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) an owl
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) splash (c) children
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) achoo (c) window
14. 14.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a horse (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
17. 17.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) an owl
18. 18.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a frog (c) a campfire
19. 19.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a clock (c) a snake
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) hiss (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) croak
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) roar
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) croak (c) pop
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) oink (c) happy
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) chirp
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) teacher (c) gentle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) meow (c) achoo
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) the wind (c) a cow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) hiss
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) happy
34. 34.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a clock (b) a frog (c) a horse
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) table
36. 36.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) raindrops (c) a lion
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
38. 38.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) kind (c) window
40. 40.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a pig (b) a frog (c) a bee

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