Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 339 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) quack (c) chirp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) quack
5. 5.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a lion (b) the wind (c) a pig
6. 6.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a doorbell (b) a snake (c) pakoras in hot oil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) roar (c) moo
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) an owl (b) a frog (c) a horse
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) vroom
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) garden
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) drip (b) croak (c) clang
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) hoot
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) kind (c) table
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) plate (b) stone (c) clang
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) yellow (c) achoo
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) sizzle (c) drip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
23. 23.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a microwave (c) a motorbike
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) tick-tock (c) crackle
25. 25.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a sheep (b) a microwave (c) an owl
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slowly
27. 27.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a steel plate falling
28. 28.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) achoo (b) buzz (c) ding-dong
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) moo
31. 31.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
32. 32.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) thunder
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) chair
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) buzz (b) drip (c) croak
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) thud
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) sizzle
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) click (b) baa (c) achoo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) boom (c) mango

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