Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 20 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) drip (b) whoosh (c) oink
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) clang (c) neigh
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
4. 4.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a leaking tap (b) an owl (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) click
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) crunch
8. 8.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a clock (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) hoot (c) pencil
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) clang (c) splash
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
12. 12.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
13. 13.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) thunder
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) river (c) green
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) green (c) river
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) a noisy drinker (c) raindrops
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) boom
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) mango (c) kind
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) chirp
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pop (c) green
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) oink
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) happy
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) woof (b) pop (c) splash
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) kind (c) snip
27. 27.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a cat (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
28. 28.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
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) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) woof
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) slowly
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) table
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) table (c) quickly
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a lion (c) a bee
37. 37.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a motorbike (b) a dog (c) a bee
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) snip (b) beep (c) croak
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) mango (c) table
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window

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