Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 430 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
3. 3.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a camera (c) a bee
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) buzz (c) meow
6. 6.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a sparrow (c) a bee
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) gentle (c) splash
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) knock (c) crunch
10. 10.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) the wind (c) a clock
11. 11.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) a cat
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) buzz (c) slurp
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) papad (c) crunch
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) muddy (c) pigs
15. 15.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a bee (c) an owl
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) garden (c) croak
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) slowly (c) quickly
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) an owl (c) a snake
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) honk (c) tall
24. 24.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a crisp papad (c) a visitor at the door
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) sizzle (c) kind
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) clang (c) green
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) crunch (b) hoot (c) whoosh
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) honk (c) thud
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) slowly
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) happy (c) gentle
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) click
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) achoo (c) happy
36. 36.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a motorbike
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) boom
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) meow (b) thud (c) knock
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat

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