Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 556 · 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 pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) click (b) sizzle (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
2. 2.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a car horn (c) a microwave
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) chirp (b) honk (c) boom
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) achoo
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) tall (c) snip
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) baa (c) pop
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) crackle (c) beep
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
11. 11.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a camera (c) a frog
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) moo (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) whoosh
14. 14.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a duck (c) a bee
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) kind (c) happy
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) oink
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) knock (b) croak (c) pop
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) roar (b) hiss (c) buzz
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) knock (b) neigh (c) whoosh
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) click (b) clang (c) pitter-patter
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) green (c) chair
25. 25.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a microwave (c) raindrops
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) roof (c) pitter-patter
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
28. 28.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) raindrops (b) a steel plate falling (c) a sparrow
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) chair (c) slowly
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) slowly (c) hiss
31. 31.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a dog (b) a campfire (c) a pair of scissors
32. 32.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a microwave (b) a camera (c) an owl
33. 33.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) thunder
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) sizzle (c) quickly
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) tall (c) quickly
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) happy (c) mango
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep

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