Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 986 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) clang
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) chirp (b) hoot (c) hiss
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) river (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) hoot
8. 8.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
9. 9.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) hoot
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a pig
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) teacher (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) chair
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) roar (c) moo
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) hoot (c) pop
18. 18.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a dog (c) a crisp papad
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) woof (b) baa (c) roar
20. 20.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a sheep
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a rooster (c) a pair of scissors
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) neigh (b) clang (c) tick-tock
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) slowly (c) table
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) thud (c) yellow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) baa (c) quickly
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) beep (b) roar (c) chirp
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) beep
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) chirp (b) pitter-patter (c) ding-dong
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) river
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
37. 37.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a steel plate falling
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crunch (c) ding-dong

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