Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 350 · 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) teacher (b) hoot (c) table
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
4. 4.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a balloon (b) a lion (c) a clock
5. 5.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a doorbell (c) a steel plate falling
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) click
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) hiss
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a duck (b) a cat (c) raindrops
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) pop (c) chair
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) click (c) pop
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a duck (c) a car horn
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) tall (c) chair
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) hoot
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) thud (b) achoo (c) baa
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) meow (c) slurp
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) click (c) garden
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) river
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) knock (b) boom (c) woof
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) tall (c) honk
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) quack
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) quickly (c) river
27. 27.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) a campfire
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) pencil (c) garden
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) whoosh (b) snip (c) pitter-patter
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) baa (b) oink (c) slurp
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) neigh
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) river (c) buzz
34. 34.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a motorbike (b) a lion (c) a jump into a pool
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) baa (c) mango
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) yellow (c) green
39. 39.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a motorbike
40. 40.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sparrow (b) a frog (c) a crisp papad

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