Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 343 · 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 motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) drip (b) hoot (c) vroom
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) honk (c) meow
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
5. 5.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a motorbike (c) a pair of scissors
6. 6.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) thunder (b) a frog (c) a heavy bag falling
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) roar (b) chirp (c) quack
8. 8.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a cow (b) a microwave (c) a steel plate falling
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sparrow (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
10. 10.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a bee
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a microwave (c) a pig
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) crunch
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) tall (c) garden
15. 15.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cat (c) a noisy drinker
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) hiss (b) ding-dong (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) gentle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) buzz (b) drip (c) boom
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) slowly (c) chair
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) crackle (b) baa (c) croak
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) slowly (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a sheep
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a duck (c) the wind
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) pencil
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) table (c) pencil
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) drip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) roar
31. 31.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) an owl
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) mango (c) window
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) click (b) snip (c) roar
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quack (c) yellow
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) ding-dong (c) river
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) thud (b) knock (c) sizzle
40. 40.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a sheep (c) a pig

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