Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 295 · 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 ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) achoo (b) pitter-patter (c) beep
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) quickly
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) honk (c) meow
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) buzz
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) whoosh (c) slurp
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) clang
10. 10.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a microwave (c) thunder
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) meow
12. 12.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) teacher
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) woof
16. 16.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) a cow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) tick-tock
18. 18.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a frog
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) gentle (c) mango
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tick-tock (c) drip
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) yellow (c) garden
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) whoosh (b) roar (c) crunch
23. 23.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a motorbike (c) a microwave
24. 24.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a bee (b) a rooster (c) a cow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) snip (c) click
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) moo (b) achoo (c) chirp
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) gentle (c) green
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a rooster (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) thunder (c) the wind
37. 37.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a balloon
38. 38.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a snake (c) a duck
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cow (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a car horn
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil

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