Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 48 · 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 motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) whoosh (b) vroom (c) moo
2. 2.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
3. 3.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) an owl (c) a heavy bag falling
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) quack
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) baa
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) honk
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) vroom
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) knock (b) pitter-patter (c) beep
9. 9.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a pig
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) meow (c) garden
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) green (c) chair
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
13. 13.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) garden (c) neigh
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) knock (b) beep (c) boom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) oink (c) table
18. 18.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a snake (b) a campfire (c) a camera
19. 19.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a sneeze (b) a steel plate falling (c) a snake
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) baa (b) click (c) achoo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) click (b) tick-tock (c) honk
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) clang (c) table
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) green (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) chirp
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) yellow (c) pencil
26. 26.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a rooster (b) the wind (c) thunder
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) camera (c) click
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) teacher (c) thud
31. 31.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) an owl (c) a cow
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) hiss (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) buzz
35. 35.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) an owl (b) a dog (c) thunder
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) whoosh (c) garden
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) hoot
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) happy
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) garden
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) a horse

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