Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 504 · 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.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) meow (c) sizzle
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) slowly (c) quickly
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) muddy (c) oink
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) boom
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) puppy (c) gate
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) mango (c) window
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) croak
9. 9.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a microwave (c) a duck
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) doorbell (c) ding-dong
11. 11.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a clock (b) raindrops (c) a balloon
12. 12.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a bee (b) a lion (c) a heavy bag falling
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) quickly (c) green
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) hoot (b) baa (c) achoo
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) river (c) gentle
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) slurp (b) chirp (c) croak
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss
18. 18.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pig (c) a frog
19. 19.What makes the sound “click”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a balloon (c) a camera
20. 20.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a cat (b) a sparrow (c) a clock
21. 21.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a horse
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) moo (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) hoot
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) woof (b) pop (c) buzz
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) night (c) meow
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) moo (c) boom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) clang (b) beep (c) snip
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) teacher (c) neigh
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) scissors (c) thread
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) hiss (c) gentle
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) slurp (b) quack (c) hoot
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) table (c) sizzle
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) happy (c) gentle
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) vroom (c) garden
35. 35.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) yellow (c) garden
37. 37.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a dog (b) the wind (c) a balloon
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) clang (c) click
39. 39.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) an owl (b) a motorbike (c) a noisy drinker
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) woof

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