Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 213 · 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) kind (b) yellow (c) roar
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) slurp (c) whoosh
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) drip (c) window
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) buzz (b) vroom (c) hiss
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) drip (c) moo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) happy (c) pencil
7. 7.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a sneeze
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) chirp (c) woof
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) garden
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
12. 12.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) a camera
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
14. 14.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sneeze (b) a balloon (c) a frog
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) teacher
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) meow (b) knock (c) roar
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) chair
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) croak
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) clang
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) neigh (c) yellow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) vroom
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) croak (c) gentle
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) baa (c) soft
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) croak
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
28. 28.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a visitor at the door
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hiss (b) achoo (c) drip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) river (c) gentle
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a cow (c) a lion
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) sizzle (b) roar (c) click
35. 35.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sneeze (c) an owl
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) thunder (b) a clock (c) a cat
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) splash
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) vroom (b) achoo (c) croak
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) sizzle
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion

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