Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 363 · 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 thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) hills (c) boom
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) motorbike (c) vroom
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) boom (c) teacher
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) roar (b) splash (c) honk
5. 5.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) an owl
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) logs (c) crackle
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) honk
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) woof (b) croak (c) honk
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a motorbike
11. 11.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slowly (c) buzz
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
15. 15.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a balloon (c) a snake
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) river (c) chirp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) hoot
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) table
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) tall (c) beep
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a horse
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) yellow (c) tick-tock
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hiss (b) oink (c) baa
27. 27.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a motorbike (c) a steel plate falling
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) slowly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) oink (b) croak (c) hiss
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) green (c) river
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) ding-dong (b) boom (c) quack
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) roar
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) roar
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) sizzle (c) slurp
37. 37.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a clock (b) a balloon (c) a leaking tap
38. 38.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a doorbell (b) a sneeze (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
40. 40.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a rooster (b) a balloon (c) pakoras in hot oil

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