Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 415 · 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) quack (c) thud
2. 2.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a snake (b) a horse (c) a rooster
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) croak (c) chirp
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) roar (b) pop (c) vroom
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) crackle (b) boom (c) chirp
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) moo (c) happy
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) roar (c) slowly
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) beep
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cat (c) a car horn
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) click (b) crunch (c) drip
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) kind (c) table
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) meow (b) croak (c) honk
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) ding-dong (c) clang
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) vroom (c) happy
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) roar (b) whoosh (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pop (c) sizzle
20. 20.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a lion
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) honk
22. 22.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a sheep
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) thud (c) bag
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pond (c) ducks
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) tall (c) kind
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a camera (c) the wind
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
28. 28.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a pig (c) a dog
29. 29.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a doorbell (b) a cow (c) thunder
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a lion (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a dog
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) baa
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chirp (c) happy
36. 36.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a visitor at the door (c) a car horn
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) buzz
38. 38.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a cow (c) a bee
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) knock
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) slurp

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