Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 203 · 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) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
2. 2.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a leaking tap (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a car horn
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) roar (b) slurp (c) honk
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
5. 5.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a microwave (c) a sheep
6. 6.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a sparrow (b) a crisp papad (c) the wind
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) table
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) thunder (b) a bee (c) a cat
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) window (c) crunch
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) click (c) snip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) hiss (c) chair
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) pitter-patter (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) clang
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) window (c) garden
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) moo (c) tall
25. 25.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) a camera
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) drip (c) garden
27. 27.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) a horse
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) roar (b) pitter-patter (c) click
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) roar
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) hiss (c) slurp
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pitter-patter (c) pencil
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) ding-dong (b) quack (c) hoot
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) moo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) green (c) tall
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a bee (c) a pig
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) window (c) slowly
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) crackle

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