Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 998 · 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) window (b) oink (c) garden
2. 2.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a camera (b) a rooster (c) a dog
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) beep
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) ding-dong (c) click
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
7. 7.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
10. 10.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a frog (b) a horse (c) a microwave
11. 11.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a sheep
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) kind (c) beep
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) garden (c) mango
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) chirp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) mango (c) happy
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) knock (c) gentle
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) pop (b) croak (c) vroom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hoot (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) crackle
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) sizzle (c) woof
25. 25.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a horse (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) buzz
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) quack
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) click
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) tick-tock (b) beep (c) woof
35. 35.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) neigh (b) oink (c) ding-dong
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) garden (c) slowly
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) teacher (c) slowly

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