Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 512 · 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 “beep”? (a) a dog (b) a microwave (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a lion (c) a campfire
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) slurp (c) teacher
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) ding-dong (b) whoosh (c) quack
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) knock (b) front (c) door
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) meow (c) cat
8. 8.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a pig (b) a rooster (c) thunder
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) hiss (b) sizzle (c) drip
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) quack
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) buzz
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) whoosh (c) wind
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) quack (b) clang (c) meow
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) buzz (b) woof (c) whoosh
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) garden (c) river
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) table (c) crackle
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) teacher (c) pitter-patter
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) tall (c) gentle
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) splash (c) buzz
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) chirp (c) garden
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) hiss
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) drip (c) snip
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) whoosh (c) table
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slowly (c) ding-dong
31. 31.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a snake (b) a noisy drinker (c) a pig
32. 32.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a balloon (b) a frog (c) the wind
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) street (b) honk (c) taxis
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a sparrow
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) boom
36. 36.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a doorbell (b) a duck (c) a campfire
37. 37.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) a clock (b) a leaking tap (c) a visitor at the door
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) baa (c) lamb
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) woof (c) neigh
40. 40.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a doorbell

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