Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 194 · 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 snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) chirp
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pop (c) tall
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) river (c) chair
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) pencil (c) mango
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) knock (b) roar (c) meow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) neigh (b) buzz (c) moo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a visitor at the door (c) a microwave
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a clock (c) a duck
13. 13.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a lion
15. 15.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pig (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) quack (b) crackle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) buzz
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) teacher
20. 20.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a duck (b) a steel plate falling (c) an owl
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) thud (c) crackle
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) green (c) clang
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) neigh (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) honk
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) slurp (c) croak
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a car horn (c) a cat
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) slurp (c) pencil
33. 33.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) a sheep
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) snip (b) crackle (c) thud
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) window (c) splash
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a doorbell (b) a car horn (c) a snake

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