Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 471 · 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?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) slurp
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) yellow (c) table
3. 3.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) the wind (c) a lion
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) achoo (c) clang
5. 5.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a sparrow (c) a dog
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) knock (c) table
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) snip
8. 8.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a doorbell (b) a jump into a pool (c) a frog
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) roar
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) window (c) sizzle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slurp (c) kind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hoot (b) sizzle (c) meow
16. 16.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) an owl (c) a bee
17. 17.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a car horn (b) a microwave (c) a lion
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) mango (c) gentle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) hoot (c) woof
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) meow (b) whoosh (c) clang
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) table
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) crackle (c) slowly
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) chair (c) river
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) meow (c) woof
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) honk (b) beep (c) woof
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) tall (c) pitter-patter
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) beep (c) happy
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) neigh (b) boom (c) hoot
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) crunch (b) roar (c) sizzle
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) crunch (b) baa (c) tick-tock
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) moo
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) chirp (c) tall
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) teacher (c) slowly

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