Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 474 · 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?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) croak (b) achoo (c) drip
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) vroom (c) pop
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) crackle (c) whoosh
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) tall (c) pencil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) beep (b) vroom (c) roar
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) honk (c) pencil
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
11. 11.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) thunder (c) a horse
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) snip (b) whoosh (c) clang
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) moo (c) kind
14. 14.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a leaking tap
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) crackle
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) chirp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) woof (c) table
18. 18.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a bee (c) a clock
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) ding-dong (c) achoo
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) river
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) beep
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) drip (c) dark
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) sizzle
26. 26.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pig (c) an owl
27. 27.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a rooster
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) crackle
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) vroom (c) slowly
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) river (c) yellow
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
32. 32.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a clock (c) a snake
33. 33.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a clock (b) a noisy drinker (c) a lion
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) click (c) kind
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) river (c) tall
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) oink (b) roar (c) chirp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) neigh (c) pencil
39. 39.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a steel plate falling (c) a leaking tap
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) table (c) green

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