Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 256 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) pop (c) tick-tock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) river (c) quickly
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) croak (c) chirp
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) crackle (c) dry
6. 6.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a car horn (b) a cat (c) a rooster
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) pigs (c) oink
8. 8.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a jump into a pool
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) quack (b) hiss (c) moo
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) chirp
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) river
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a pair of scissors (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) thud (c) crackle
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) croak (c) clang
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) pencil
19. 19.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a pig (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) buzz
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) vroom
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) river (c) slowly
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) pop
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) whoosh (b) chirp (c) roar
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crackle (c) happy
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) click (b) croak (c) quack
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
32. 32.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sneeze (c) a leaking tap
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
34. 34.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a balloon (c) a heavy bag falling
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) woof (c) garden
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a lion
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) achoo (c) river
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) teacher (c) buzz
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag

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