Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 245 · 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 taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) taxis (c) honk
2. 2.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a snake (b) a clock (c) a leaking tap
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) mango
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) moo (b) whoosh (c) hiss
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) table (c) mango
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) mango (c) slurp
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) thud
10. 10.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sparrow (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) croak
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) sizzle
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) hiss (c) snake
14. 14.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) the wind (c) a jump into a pool
15. 15.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a heavy bag falling
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) an owl
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) mango (c) pitter-patter
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) meow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) honk
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
21. 21.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) a sparrow
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) gentle (c) kind
23. 23.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a cow (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
26. 26.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a pig (b) a camera (c) a sparrow
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) moo (c) happy
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) sizzle (b) croak (c) snip
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) clang (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
30. 30.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a pig (c) a heavy bag falling
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
32. 32.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
34. 34.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a pair of scissors (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chirp (c) river
37. 37.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) a lion
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) crunch
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark

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