Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 517 · 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) river (b) table (c) hiss
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) drip (b) tall (c) gentle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) hiss (b) snip (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) achoo
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) beep (c) pitter-patter
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) buzz (c) river
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) splash (c) click
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) achoo (b) splash (c) hiss
11. 11.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a duck (b) the wind (c) an owl
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) achoo (c) thud
13. 13.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) a car horn (c) a snake
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) hills (b) boom (c) thunder
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) table (c) pencil
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
18. 18.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a frog (c) a cow
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) croak (c) table
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) slurp (c) river
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) yellow (c) slowly
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) vroom
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) hiss (c) click
29. 29.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a sparrow (b) a leaking tap (c) a bee
30. 30.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) moo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pop (c) green
33. 33.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cow (b) a cat (c) a horse
34. 34.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sparrow (b) a motorbike (c) a rooster
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) moo (c) kind
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) slurp (c) vroom
37. 37.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sparrow (c) a doorbell
38. 38.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a bee (c) a car horn
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) baa (b) croak (c) thud
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) woof (b) honk (c) quack

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