Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 181 · 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 balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) sizzle (c) teacher
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a motorbike (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a leaking tap
5. 5.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a pig
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) teacher (c) river
7. 7.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a pig (b) a bee (c) the wind
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) thud
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) hoot
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) oink (c) clang
11. 11.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a jump into a pool
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) click (c) oink
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) achoo (c) yellow
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a leaking tap (c) a bee
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tall (c) beep
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) click (c) achoo
18. 18.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a camera
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) baa (c) pop
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) splash (c) happy
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) teacher (c) chirp
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) roar (b) meow (c) snip
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a cat
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) meow (b) neigh (c) crackle
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
29. 29.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) a microwave
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) croak
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) slowly
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sneeze (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) garden (c) ding-dong
35. 35.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a frog (c) an owl
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) beep
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) beep (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) knock (b) vroom (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) buzz (b) click (c) clang
40. 40.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a camera (b) a jump into a pool (c) a doorbell

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