Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 236 · 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 doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a rooster (b) a camera (c) a noisy drinker
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) sizzle
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) tall
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) click (c) gentle
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) roar
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) window (c) yellow
9. 9.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) drip (c) garden
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) woof
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) kind
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) moo (c) crunch
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) river (c) kind
17. 17.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a cat (b) a frog (c) a campfire
18. 18.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) an owl (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a clock
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) honk (c) gentle
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) croak (b) hoot (c) oink
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) gentle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) happy (c) pop
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) knock
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) slurp (c) knock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) beep (c) slowly
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) quack (c) pop
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) thunder
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) quack
33. 33.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a motorbike (c) a crisp papad
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) thud (c) pencil
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) thud
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) woof (c) tick-tock
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) click (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) thud
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) window (c) vroom
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) buzz

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