Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 337 · 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) happy (b) garden (c) hiss
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) achoo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) chirp (b) drip (c) hoot
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) kind (c) ding-dong
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pop (b) moo (c) baa
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a frog (b) a clock (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) vroom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) happy
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) crunch (c) croak
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) gentle (c) quack
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) chair (c) buzz
16. 16.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a horse (c) a snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a microwave (b) a bee (c) raindrops
19. 19.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a doorbell (c) a microwave
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) snip (c) croak
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) snip (c) happy
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) woof (c) oink
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) happy
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) whoosh (b) clang (c) baa
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) boom (b) moo (c) achoo
28. 28.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a steel plate falling
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) click (c) pencil
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) horse (c) stable
31. 31.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a sparrow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) thud (b) hiss (c) buzz
33. 33.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a bee (b) a horse (c) a dog
34. 34.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a crisp papad (c) a balloon
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a dog (b) a rooster (c) a leaking tap
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) achoo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) splash
40. 40.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a duck (c) a crisp papad

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