Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 437 · 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) river (b) yellow (c) whoosh
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) quack (b) meow (c) pop
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pencil (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) pitter-patter (b) drip (c) woof
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) beep
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) honk
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) pitter-patter
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) woof (c) garden
15. 15.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) croak (b) oink (c) knock
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) yellow (c) quack
19. 19.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a lion (b) a rooster (c) thunder
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
22. 22.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cat (b) a visitor at the door (c) a pig
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) gentle (c) moo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) snip (c) scissors
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) slowly
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) moo
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) click (c) woof
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) chirp (c) quack
32. 32.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) thunder (b) a motorbike (c) a heavy bag falling
33. 33.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a steel plate falling
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a frog
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) snip (c) thud
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) table (c) buzz
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) crunch (c) woof
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) pop

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