Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 186 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) vroom (c) table
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
3. 3.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a visitor at the door (c) a crisp papad
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) slurp (b) boom (c) moo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) chair (c) mango
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) boom
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) boom
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
12. 12.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a leaking tap (c) a sneeze
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) quack
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) snip (c) vroom
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) oink (b) honk (c) roar
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a car horn (c) a cat
19. 19.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sneeze (c) a camera
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a dog
21. 21.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a duck (c) a cat
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) baa
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) happy (c) ding-dong
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) chair (c) table
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) tick-tock (c) hoot
26. 26.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) thunder (c) a duck
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) quack (b) splash (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
28. 28.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) woof (b) buzz (c) croak
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.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) whoosh (b) hoot (c) boom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) sizzle (c) teacher
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) roar (c) kind
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) thud (c) slurp
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
39. 39.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a snake
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) oink (b) beep (c) neigh

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