Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 297 · 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 bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crackle (b) slurp (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) quack (b) slurp (c) baa
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) neigh
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) snip (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) pencil (c) table
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) croak
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) yellow (c) thud
9. 9.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a steel plate falling
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
11. 11.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a cow (c) a visitor at the door
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) honk (b) knock (c) tick-tock
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) moo (c) knock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pitter-patter (c) table
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) chair
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) chirp (b) boom (c) hoot
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) river (c) vroom
18. 18.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) an owl (c) a cat
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) slurp (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) yellow (c) river
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) gentle (c) river
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) meow
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a cat (c) thunder
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
26. 26.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sheep (b) a snake (c) a lion
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) click
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) green (c) crunch
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) ding-dong (c) kind
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) thunder
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) hoot
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) slowly (c) table
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) moo (b) neigh (c) hiss
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
37. 37.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sneeze (b) a clock (c) a campfire
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) garden
39. 39.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a balloon (b) a dog (c) a jump into a pool
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) thud (b) quack (c) buzz

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