Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 497 · 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) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) hoot (b) achoo (c) crackle
3. 3.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a horse (b) a sparrow (c) a leaking tap
4. 4.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a horse (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tick-tock (c) gentle
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) river (c) clang
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) river (c) garden
8. 8.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) an owl
9. 9.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a pig (b) the wind (c) a crisp papad
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) meow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) vroom (c) slowly
16. 16.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a pig
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) honk (c) teacher
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) croak (c) kind
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) chirp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
23. 23.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) an owl (c) a horse
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) neigh (c) teacher
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) achoo (c) dusty
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a campfire (c) a leaking tap
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) quack (b) tick-tock (c) moo
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slurp (c) slowly
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) quack (c) slowly
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) crunch (b) ding-dong (c) honk
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) gentle (c) river
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) table (c) moo
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) thud (b) croak (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) sizzle (b) baa (c) moo
36. 36.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) the wind
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) boom (b) quack (c) oink
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) woof (b) achoo (c) beep
40. 40.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a car horn (b) a dog (c) a snake

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