Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 152 · 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?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hoot (b) clang (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) quack (b) roar (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) green (c) boom
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) sizzle (c) woof
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) river (c) yellow
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) buzz (c) gentle
7. 7.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a bee (c) a doorbell
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) crackle
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) click
10. 10.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
11. 11.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) ding-dong (c) window
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a frog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) table (c) roar
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) hoot (b) hiss (c) moo
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) crunch (b) sizzle (c) beep
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) tick-tock (b) sizzle (c) buzz
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) the wind (b) an owl (c) a balloon
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) woof (c) green
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a crisp papad (c) a clock
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
29. 29.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) raindrops
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
31. 31.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a motorbike (b) a visitor at the door (c) a leaking tap
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) pop (c) table
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) achoo (b) beep (c) roar
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) mango (c) snip
36. 36.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a motorbike
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) a clock
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) neigh
40. 40.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pig (c) a doorbell

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