Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 450 · 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.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) baa (c) tick-tock
3. 3.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) an owl (b) thunder (c) a duck
4. 4.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a car horn (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crackle (c) mango
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pitter-patter (b) meow (c) boom
7. 7.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a bee (b) a rooster (c) a campfire
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) meow (c) snip
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) croak
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quack (c) mango
14. 14.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a sneeze (b) a cat (c) a pair of scissors
15. 15.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) the wind (c) a dog
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) honk
17. 17.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) gentle (c) drip
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) snip
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) crackle (c) beep
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) gentle
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) woof
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) hoot
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) buzz (c) table
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) roar (c) croak
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) tall (c) slowly
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) sizzle (c) quickly
33. 33.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) the wind (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) roar (c) green
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) meow
36. 36.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a duck (c) a lion
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) slowly (c) quickly
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk

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