Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 473 · 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 “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) thunder (c) a pair of scissors
2. 2.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sparrow (b) a camera (c) a doorbell
3. 3.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a pig
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) beep (b) baa (c) pop
5. 5.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a sneeze (b) a crisp papad (c) a lion
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) yellow (c) buzz
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) tall (c) pencil
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) meow
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) river
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) oink (b) sizzle (c) knock
13. 13.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a frog (c) thunder
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) oink (b) neigh (c) pitter-patter
15. 15.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a frog (c) a duck
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) chirp (c) meow
17. 17.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a microwave (b) a crisp papad (c) a car horn
18. 18.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) crackle (c) ding-dong
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a lion (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
22. 22.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) street (c) taxis
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) happy
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) snip (c) garden
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) drip (b) meow (c) slurp
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) flowers (c) buzz
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) tick-tock (b) whoosh (c) click
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) happy
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) tick-tock (c) hall
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) pop (c) slurp
35. 35.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a camera
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) thud (c) drip
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) thud
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) buzz (c) roar
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) sizzle (b) beep (c) woof

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