Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 500 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) pencil
2. 2.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a duck (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) ding-dong
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) click
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) quack
6. 6.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) the wind (b) a bee (c) a sparrow
7. 7.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sneeze (b) a duck (c) a car horn
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) crackle
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) kind (c) teacher
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) vroom (c) garden
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) beep (b) moo (c) honk
16. 16.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) the wind (b) a horse (c) a leaking tap
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) whoosh (c) oink
18. 18.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a camera (b) a cat (c) a clock
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) chirp
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) tick-tock (c) crunch
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a pig (b) a sneeze (c) a campfire
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) slowly (c) yellow
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) garden (c) mango
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) tick-tock (c) hiss
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) click (c) drip
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) clang
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) achoo (b) crunch (c) click
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) slurp
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) quack (b) chirp (c) croak
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) clock (c) hall
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) sizzle (c) quickly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) mango (c) kind
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) knock (b) baa (c) snip
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) horse (b) stable (c) neigh
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) ding-dong (c) chair
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang

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