Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 440 · 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 dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hiss (b) crackle (c) thud
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) quickly (c) window
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) buzz
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) kind (c) crunch
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) boom
6. 6.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a duck (b) a rooster (c) a motorbike
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) oink (c) gentle
9. 9.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) the wind (c) an owl
10. 10.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) click
12. 12.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a microwave
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) oink
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) hoot
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) honk (b) moo (c) crunch
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quickly (c) knock
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) tall (c) yellow
19. 19.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cow (c) a sparrow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) baa
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) hoot (c) vroom
24. 24.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a sheep
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) thud
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) pitter-patter (c) thud
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) achoo (c) river
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) roar
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) river
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) boom (b) neigh (c) baa
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) pool (c) children
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) croak
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) yellow (c) hiss
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) boom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) garden
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) honk
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) moo
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) woof (c) slurp
40. 40.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a motorbike (b) a steel plate falling (c) pakoras in hot oil

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