Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 551 · 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 “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a doorbell (c) a jump into a pool
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pitter-patter (b) chirp (c) achoo
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) crackle (b) meow (c) hiss
4. 4.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) a visitor at the door (c) raindrops
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sheep (c) a jump into a pool
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) yellow (c) gentle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) buzz (b) quack (c) beep
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) sizzle
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) boom (b) roar (c) buzz
11. 11.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a clock
12. 12.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a cow
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) meow (b) splash (c) roar
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) chirp (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slurp (c) garden
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) quickly (c) kind
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) tall (c) gentle
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) chair (c) clang
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) dawn (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) rooster
23. 23.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a doorbell (b) a motorbike (c) a dog
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) tall (c) table
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
26. 26.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a horse
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tick-tock (c) quickly
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) thud (b) vroom (c) hiss
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pitter-patter (c) chair
30. 30.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a sparrow
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) window (c) hiss
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) beep (c) slowly
33. 33.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a car horn (b) a sneeze (c) a pair of scissors
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) drip (c) splash
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) gentle (c) woof
37. 37.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a cow (c) a lion
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) teacher (c) kind
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) crackle (c) window

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