Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 180 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) ding-dong
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) boom (c) river
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) sizzle (c) happy
9. 9.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a microwave (c) thunder
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) green (c) pencil
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) neigh (c) stable
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
13. 13.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a sneeze
14. 14.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a snake
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) beep (b) splash (c) thud
16. 16.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a campfire (b) a camera (c) thunder
17. 17.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) an owl (b) a motorbike (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) quickly (c) gentle
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) hiss (c) crackle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) vroom (b) whoosh (c) hoot
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) window (c) tall
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a sheep
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) slurp
27. 27.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a rooster (c) a camera
28. 28.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a dog
29. 29.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a bee (b) a doorbell (c) a camera
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) chair (c) happy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) hiss
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pitter-patter (c) teacher
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) pencil (c) garden
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) roar
35. 35.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a car horn (b) a pair of scissors (c) a frog
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) table (c) kind
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a cat (c) a microwave
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
39. 39.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty

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