Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 342 · 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 lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) hiss (b) buzz (c) roar
2. 2.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) thunder (c) a microwave
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) hiss
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) oink (c) hoot
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) boom (b) buzz (c) drip
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) drip (c) pencil
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) chair
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) roar (c) river
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) baa (c) window
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) slowly (c) pencil
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a pig (b) thunder (c) a lion
17. 17.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a camera (b) raindrops (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) teacher (c) river
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) meow (c) chair
20. 20.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a cat (b) a noisy drinker (c) a duck
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) gentle (c) quickly
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
23. 23.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a frog
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) woof
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
27. 27.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a pig (c) a cow
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) clang (c) croak
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) pencil
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) meow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) clang (b) moo (c) slurp
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) tick-tock
34. 34.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a steel plate falling
35. 35.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a pig (b) a campfire (c) thunder
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) river (c) click
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) clang
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) happy (c) green
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party

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