Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 200 · 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) green (b) whoosh (c) gentle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) slurp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) pop
4. 4.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a balloon (b) a sneeze (c) a jump into a pool
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) sizzle (b) boom (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) neigh (b) achoo (c) buzz
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) neigh (c) quack
9. 9.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a bee
10. 10.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) achoo
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) river
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) splash (c) thud
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) teacher
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) clang (c) stone
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) window (c) yellow
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) roar
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) crunch
23. 23.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a pig
24. 24.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
25. 25.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) knock
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) sizzle (b) hoot (c) chirp
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
31. 31.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a steel plate falling (c) the wind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) ding-dong
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) buzz (c) chair
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
37. 37.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sheep (b) a cow (c) a cat
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) raindrops
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) vroom (b) thud (c) pitter-patter
40. 40.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck

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