Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 50 · 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 bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) boom (b) chirp (c) buzz
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
3. 3.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a snake (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) yellow (c) croak
5. 5.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a balloon
6. 6.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a rooster (b) a car horn (c) a cow
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) tick-tock (b) roar (c) neigh
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) noon (c) ding-dong
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
11. 11.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a clock (b) a rooster (c) an owl
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) pencil (c) gentle
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) pop (c) neigh
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) snip
15. 15.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a dog
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) mango (c) gentle
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) quickly (c) crackle
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) gate (b) woof (c) puppy
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) vroom (c) garden
21. 21.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a crisp papad
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) slurp
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) window (c) garden
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
27. 27.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a leaking tap (c) a clock
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) click (b) boom (c) pitter-patter
29. 29.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a snake (c) a sparrow
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) oink (c) crunch
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) moo (b) hiss (c) quack
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slurp (c) quickly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) click (c) chair
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) click (b) achoo (c) moo
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crunch (c) slowly
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) achoo (c) room
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) beep (c) tall
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) sizzle (b) knock (c) splash

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