Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 327 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) quack
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) mango (c) pencil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) sizzle (c) hoot
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) snip
5. 5.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) a horse
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pop (b) roar (c) baa
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) kind (c) gentle
8. 8.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a rooster (b) an owl (c) a sneeze
9. 9.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) the wind (c) a horse
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a cat (c) a cow
11. 11.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) pop
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a dog (b) a cat (c) a horse
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) boom
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) drip (b) thud (c) beep
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pencil (c) boom
18. 18.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a campfire (b) a bee (c) a dog
19. 19.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) raindrops (b) a pair of scissors (c) a sheep
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) slurp
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) green (c) roar
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
26. 26.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a duck
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) achoo
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) roar
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) green (c) hoot
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) honk
32. 32.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a noisy drinker
33. 33.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a balloon (c) a noisy drinker
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) crunch
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) hiss
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) vroom
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) woof (c) thud
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sparrow

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