Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 305 · 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 pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) boom (c) table
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) oink (b) croak (c) clang
5. 5.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a clock (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
6. 6.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a balloon (b) a rooster (c) a steel plate falling
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) moo
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a pair of scissors (c) a lion
9. 9.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a sneeze (c) a clock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) mango
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) river
12. 12.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a sheep (b) a pair of scissors (c) a jump into a pool
13. 13.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a noisy drinker (c) a clock
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) buzz (c) mango
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) slurp (b) hoot (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) crackle (c) table
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) baa
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) garden (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) meow (c) green
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) achoo (c) teacher
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tall (c) croak
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
25. 25.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) click (c) river
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) sizzle
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) pencil (c) table
29. 29.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) thunder
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) pitter-patter (c) gentle
31. 31.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) raindrops (c) a frog
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pencil (c) table
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) pop (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) tall
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crunch (c) mango
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) slurp (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) croak
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) woof
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) crackle (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) river

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