Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 429 · 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?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) sizzle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) roar
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) table (c) meow
4. 4.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a car horn (b) a frog (c) a horse
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
7. 7.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) a cow
8. 8.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) the wind (c) a microwave
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) mango (c) gentle
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) tall (c) river
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) beep (c) microwave
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) moo
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) slurp
14. 14.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a bee (b) a visitor at the door (c) the wind
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a duck (c) a balloon
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) slurp
17. 17.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a frog (b) a doorbell (c) a pair of scissors
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) hoot (c) boom
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) woof (b) slurp (c) meow
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) boom (c) slurp
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pitter-patter (c) window
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) gentle (c) quack
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) clang (c) gentle
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) woof
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) neigh (c) snip
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
31. 31.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a crisp papad (c) an owl
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) click
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) chair
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) gentle (c) drip
35. 35.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a crisp papad
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) thud (c) ding-dong
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) happy (c) whoosh
38. 38.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a camera (b) a bee (c) a clock
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.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) splash (c) pitter-patter

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