Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 110 · 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 lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
2. 2.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a campfire (b) a doorbell (c) a steel plate falling
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) croak (c) achoo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) meow
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) beep (c) tall
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) roar
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) river (c) garden
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) whoosh (c) buzz
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) splash (b) buzz (c) drip
12. 12.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) happy (c) river
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a clock (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) splash
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
18. 18.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sneeze (c) a snake
19. 19.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) vroom (c) green
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) woof (b) oink (c) click
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) baa (c) beep
24. 24.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a car horn (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) table (c) garden
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) yellow (c) quickly
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) slurp (b) chirp (c) quack
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) achoo (c) pencil
30. 30.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) raindrops
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) hiss (b) beep (c) quack
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
33. 33.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a doorbell (c) thunder
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) neigh
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) happy (c) tall
39. 39.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a lion (c) a visitor at the door
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs

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