Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 351 · 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?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) knock
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) meow (c) gentle
3. 3.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a motorbike (c) an owl
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) splash (c) table
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) neigh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) pencil
7. 7.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a noisy drinker (c) a cat
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) knock (b) achoo (c) beep
9. 9.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a microwave (c) a car horn
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) tall (c) table
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) pakoras in hot oil
13. 13.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) a balloon
14. 14.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a duck (c) an owl
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
17. 17.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a balloon (b) a sheep (c) a pig
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
20. 20.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a pair of scissors (c) a dog
21. 21.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a horse (b) a dog (c) a snake
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) crunch (c) mango
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) a steel plate falling
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) door (c) front
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) roar
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) yellow (c) happy
28. 28.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a camera
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) quack (c) snip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) achoo (c) gentle
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) beep
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) teacher
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) quack (b) ding-dong (c) vroom
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) room (c) dusty
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) baa
38. 38.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a frog (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) whoosh (b) roar (c) meow
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) gentle

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