Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 392 · 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 balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pop (c) green
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) roof (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quack (c) gentle
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) clang (b) snip (c) beep
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) ding-dong (b) slurp (c) hiss
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) knock (c) quickly
8. 8.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a steel plate falling
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) beep (b) boom (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) door (c) knock
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) raindrops (b) a horse (c) a car horn
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) baa (c) tall
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) crunch (c) table
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) vroom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) sizzle (c) crunch
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) crisp (c) papad
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) slowly (c) quickly
22. 22.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a duck (c) a sneeze
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) achoo (c) roar
24. 24.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a sheep (c) a pig
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) achoo (c) happy
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) thud (c) ding-dong
27. 27.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a sparrow (c) a sneeze
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) meow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) ding-dong (b) click (c) snip
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) vroom (b) hiss (c) meow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) hiss
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) neigh (c) meow
36. 36.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sparrow (b) a sheep (c) a motorbike
37. 37.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a leaking tap (c) a jump into a pool
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a frog
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
40. 40.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) raindrops (b) a doorbell (c) a rooster

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