Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 156 · 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?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) click (c) meow
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) sizzle (c) kind
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) hiss
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) ding-dong (b) hiss (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) window
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
8. 8.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a horse (c) a visitor at the door
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) chair (c) slowly
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) crackle (b) drip (c) neigh
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) the wind
13. 13.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a dog
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) vroom
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) hoot
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a lion (c) a bee
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) window (c) pop
18. 18.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a motorbike
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) woof
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) neigh (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) teacher
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) window (c) slowly
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) whoosh (b) ding-dong (c) snip
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) yellow (c) pencil
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) woof (b) snip (c) slurp
29. 29.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) a balloon
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) achoo (c) neigh
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) knock (b) crackle (c) roar
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a cow
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) moo (b) pop (c) hiss
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) green
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) beep (b) quack (c) vroom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sizzle (c) crackle
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crunch (c) honk

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