Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 470 · 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 taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) moo (b) honk (c) boom
2. 2.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) an owl (b) raindrops (c) a duck
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) neigh (c) vroom
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) green
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) moo
7. 7.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a duck (b) a heavy bag falling (c) raindrops
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) ding-dong (b) neigh (c) quack
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) window (c) pitter-patter
10. 10.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a campfire
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) click (c) knock
12. 12.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a balloon (b) a pig (c) the wind
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) puppy (c) woof
15. 15.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) raindrops
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) table (c) slowly
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) meow (c) croak
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) pitter-patter (c) meow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) splash (c) happy
21. 21.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a pig (c) a dog
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
25. 25.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a doorbell
26. 26.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a duck (c) a lion
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) achoo (c) slurp
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) garden (c) yellow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) thud (c) buzz
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) drip (c) crunch
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) beep (c) sizzle
33. 33.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) a sparrow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) achoo (c) mango
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) dry (b) crackle (c) logs
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) buzz
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sheep (c) a sparrow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) happy (c) hoot
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) window (c) slowly

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