Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 135 · 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.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) pakoras in hot oil
2. 2.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a frog
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) splash (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) roar
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) achoo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) chair
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) achoo
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
10. 10.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) the wind (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) whoosh
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a balloon
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) moo
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) buzz
15. 15.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) pencil (c) window
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) snip (c) chair
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) bag (c) floor
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) raindrops (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
21. 21.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
22. 22.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
23. 23.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a microwave (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) hoot
28. 28.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a noisy drinker (c) thunder
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a balloon (b) a bee (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clang (c) ding-dong
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) sizzle (b) roar (c) oink
32. 32.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pig (c) a cow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pencil (c) splash
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
35. 35.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) meow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
38. 38.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a snake (c) a campfire
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) clang (c) table
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) knock (c) beep

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