Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 52 · 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 sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) pop (b) vroom (c) chirp
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) splash (b) children (c) pool
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chirp
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) chair (c) tall
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) mango (c) achoo
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) tick-tock (c) yellow
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quickly (c) hoot
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) moo (b) shed (c) cow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) honk (b) thud (c) roar
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) honk
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) beep (b) whoosh (c) ding-dong
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) ding-dong (c) window
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) hoot (c) hiss
15. 15.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a frog (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) woof (c) beep
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a cat (b) a clock (c) a snake
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) sizzle (c) buzz
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) neigh (c) ding-dong
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) drip (c) chirp
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) slowly
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) pop (b) crunch (c) neigh
26. 26.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a sparrow (c) a pair of scissors
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
28. 28.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a microwave (c) a cow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) happy (c) window
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) window (c) vroom
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) pitter-patter (b) crackle (c) honk
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) meow (c) happy
33. 33.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a doorbell (b) the wind (c) a campfire
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) table (c) yellow
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) wind (c) trees
36. 36.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a frog (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) kind (c) gentle
38. 38.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a jump into a pool (c) a sheep
39. 39.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a clock
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) tick-tock (c) clock

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