Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 216 · 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 bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) hoot (c) beep
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) meow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) thud (c) hiss
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) hiss (c) drip
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) hiss
8. 8.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) the wind (b) a steel plate falling (c) a car horn
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) crunch (b) oink (c) knock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) kind (c) tall
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) thunder
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hiss (c) green
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) chirp (c) green
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) moo (b) boom (c) beep
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) happy (c) quickly
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
19. 19.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a balloon (c) a campfire
20. 20.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) pakoras in hot oil
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) drip (c) quickly
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) oink (b) quack (c) vroom
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) neigh (c) tick-tock
24. 24.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a duck (b) a microwave (c) a doorbell
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) quickly (c) gentle
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) chair (c) woof
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) quickly (c) green
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) snip (b) tick-tock (c) chirp
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) baa (b) hiss (c) vroom
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) honk (b) click (c) buzz
32. 32.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sparrow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) table (c) chair
34. 34.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a leaking tap (c) a doorbell
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) crackle
36. 36.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a sparrow (c) raindrops
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) croak (c) click
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) mango (c) boom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) meow (b) drip (c) neigh

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