Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 12 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) pop
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) pencil (c) table
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) boom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) slurp
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) click (b) boom (c) crunch
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) splash (b) hoot (c) buzz
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) boom (b) hiss (c) croak
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) window (c) table
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) gentle (c) tall
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) neigh (b) quack (c) drip
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
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.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) beep (c) chair
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) neigh (b) vroom (c) meow
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
23. 23.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) chirp
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) meow (b) chirp (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) baa (c) river
28. 28.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) a pig
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) thud (c) happy
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) tick-tock (c) boom
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
32. 32.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a cow (b) a crisp papad (c) a sneeze
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
34. 34.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a cow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) vroom (b) pitter-patter (c) buzz
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) snip
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) window
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pop (b) pitter-patter (c) hiss
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pitter-patter (c) river

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