Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 993 · 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 frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) happy (c) river
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) pitter-patter
5. 5.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) snip
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) achoo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) clang (c) drip
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a car horn (c) a dog
16. 16.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a steel plate falling (c) thunder
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) honk
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) baa (b) roar (c) pitter-patter
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) quack
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) roar
22. 22.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a snake (b) a car horn (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) table (c) river
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
25. 25.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) an owl (c) a rooster
26. 26.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) mango (c) kind
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
30. 30.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) vroom
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) hiss (c) meow
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pig
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) beep
37. 37.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) raindrops
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) knock (c) chirp
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chair (c) chirp

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