Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 170 · 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 motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) sizzle (b) drip (c) vroom
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) neigh (c) table
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) boom (c) quack
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) meow
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a jump into a pool
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) yellow (c) green
7. 7.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a bee
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) oink
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) roar
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
13. 13.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a dog (b) a lion (c) an owl
14. 14.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a snake (c) a visitor at the door
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) honk
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) crackle (b) roar (c) hoot
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) buzz (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hiss (c) river
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) ding-dong (c) kind
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) table (c) pencil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
32. 32.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
33. 33.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) thunder (c) a snake
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) drip
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) chirp (c) drip
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) sizzle (c) mango
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh

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