Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 336 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) click (b) hoot (c) baa
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) green (c) table
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) pitter-patter
4. 4.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) thunder (b) an owl (c) a campfire
5. 5.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a sheep (b) a balloon (c) a motorbike
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) hoot (b) croak (c) vroom
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) slurp (c) click
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
12. 12.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a car horn (b) a sparrow (c) a lion
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) garden (c) quickly
15. 15.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a campfire
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) happy (c) pencil
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) garden (c) happy
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) quickly
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a camera
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) neigh (b) roar (c) tick-tock
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) chair (c) happy
23. 23.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) a heavy bag falling
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) roar
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a horse (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) hoot
28. 28.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a frog (b) a rooster (c) a bee
29. 29.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a cat
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) boom (c) honk
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) boom (c) whoosh
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) garden (c) chair
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a dog (c) a sneeze
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) river (c) kind
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 sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) roar
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) meow (c) teacher
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) crackle (c) green
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) pop (c) table
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) quack

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