Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 480 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) hiss
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) snip
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) sizzle (c) hoot
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) sizzle (c) pencil
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) sizzle (c) neigh
8. 8.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) a visitor at the door (c) a horse
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) tall
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
13. 13.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a camera (b) a doorbell (c) a horse
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) moo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) chirp (c) slurp
16. 16.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a microwave (b) a motorbike (c) raindrops
17. 17.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a frog (b) an owl (c) a jump into a pool
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) clang (b) hiss (c) meow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) tall (c) mango
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) tick-tock
21. 21.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a sheep (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a heavy bag falling
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) hoot (b) neigh (c) meow
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) boom
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) rooster (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a frog (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a microwave (c) a sneeze
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) buzz (c) mango
29. 29.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a doorbell (b) a frog (c) a pig
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) honk
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) teacher (c) quack
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) river (c) kind
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) honk (c) thud
35. 35.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cow (b) a clock (c) thunder
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) honk (c) neigh
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) window (c) quickly
38. 38.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a heavy bag falling
39. 39.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) raindrops
40. 40.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a cow (b) a sparrow (c) a rooster

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