Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 991 · 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) kind (b) table (c) pop
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) hiss (c) table
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
4. 4.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) oink
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) quickly
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) beep (b) hiss (c) quack
9. 9.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a leaking tap (c) a horse
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) clang (b) crunch (c) vroom
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) quack
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) baa (c) croak
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
16. 16.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a crisp papad (c) a cat
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) honk (c) vroom
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
19. 19.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a rooster (c) a visitor at the door
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) table (c) honk
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) garden (c) table
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) tick-tock
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a doorbell (b) a clock (c) a lion
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) quack
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) moo
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) honk
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a dog (c) a bee
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) boom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) splash (c) hiss
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) oink (b) meow (c) click
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) green
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) click (c) oink
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) slurp
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) pitter-patter (c) pop
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night

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