Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 533 · 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) gentle (b) slowly (c) clang
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a camera (c) a motorbike
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) taxis (c) street
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) splash (b) achoo (c) whoosh
6. 6.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a lion (c) a pair of scissors
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) tall (c) river
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) teacher (c) baa
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) river (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) slurp (c) meow
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) sizzle
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) knock (c) garden
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) pencil (c) green
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crisp (b) crunch (c) papad
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
16. 16.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) thunder (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a frog
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) woof
19. 19.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) thunder (c) a bee
20. 20.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a horse (b) a lion (c) a clock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
22. 22.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a horse (c) a pig
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) window (c) green
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk
25. 25.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a noisy drinker (c) a rooster
26. 26.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a sneeze (c) a horse
27. 27.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cow (c) a cat
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) sizzle (b) pitter-patter (c) neigh
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) vroom (c) clang
30. 30.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) thunder (b) a duck (c) a doorbell
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) road (b) vroom (c) motorbike
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) teacher
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) oink (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
35. 35.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a rooster (c) a sparrow
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) kind
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) pitter-patter (b) raindrops (c) roof
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) green (c) happy
39. 39.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a dog (b) a sheep (c) thunder
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) quickly (c) ding-dong

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