Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 510 · 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 thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) quack (c) beep
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) meow
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) mango (c) knock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) gentle (c) tall
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) baa (c) beep
9. 9.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sneeze (b) a sheep (c) a sparrow
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a frog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a bee
11. 11.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a sparrow (b) a steel plate falling (c) raindrops
12. 12.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a clock (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a camera
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) vroom (b) splash (c) clang
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) sparrows (c) chirp
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
16. 16.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a clock (c) a snake
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) splash
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) kind (c) slowly
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) teacher (c) gentle
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a lion (c) a cat
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) window (c) snip
24. 24.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a sparrow (b) a pig (c) a frog
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) chirp
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
27. 27.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a pig (b) a sheep (c) a snake
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) boom (b) click (c) snip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) chair (c) quickly
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) baa (b) quack (c) crunch
32. 32.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) the wind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) rooster (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) dawn
35. 35.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) woof (c) chair
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) quack (c) hoot
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) click (b) pencil (c) kind
40. 40.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a leaking tap (c) a dog

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