Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 524 · 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 taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) beep
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) window (c) roar
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pop (c) tall
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) kind (c) garden
5. 5.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a snake (b) a dog (c) a horse
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) baa (c) green
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) tall (c) quickly
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
10. 10.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a camera (b) a duck (c) a microwave
11. 11.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sheep
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) neigh (c) splash
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
14. 14.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) the wind (b) a car horn (c) a pig
15. 15.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a noisy drinker (c) a horse
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) chirp (c) yellow
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) roar (c) thud
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) slurp
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) buzz (c) hoot
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) thread (b) scissors (c) snip
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) hoot (c) sizzle
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) beep (c) chair
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) ding-dong (c) slurp
25. 25.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a frog (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
26. 26.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a pig (b) a clock (c) a motorbike
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) oink (c) yellow
28. 28.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a balloon (b) a horse (c) a duck
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) splash (b) knock (c) roar
30. 30.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a bee (c) a doorbell
31. 31.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a pair of scissors (c) the wind
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) thud (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) table (c) teacher
34. 34.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a lion (c) a frog
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
36. 36.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pig (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) yellow
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) tall (c) kind
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) crackle (b) buzz (c) knock

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