Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 221 · 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.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a steel plate falling (c) a bee
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) vroom
4. 4.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) the wind (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) roar
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) achoo (b) thud (c) hoot
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) oink
9. 9.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a cat
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) splash
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
12. 12.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) an owl (c) a motorbike
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) slowly (c) table
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) tick-tock
15. 15.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a car horn (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) splash (b) moo (c) chirp
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a snake
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
19. 19.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pig (b) an owl (c) a leaking tap
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) honk (c) neigh
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) ding-dong
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) tick-tock (c) kind
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) vroom (c) garden
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) whoosh (c) pencil
27. 27.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a crisp papad (c) a horse
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) a rooster
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) tall (c) window
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) pop (c) achoo
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) window (c) sparrows
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
35. 35.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a motorbike (c) a frog
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) quack
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) chirp
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
40. 40.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a pig (b) a microwave (c) pakoras in hot oil

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