Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 562 · 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) vroom (b) window (c) gentle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) happy (c) tick-tock
3. 3.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a car horn (c) a horse
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) happy (c) snip
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) knock (c) slowly
8. 8.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a campfire
9. 9.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) thunder (b) a snake (c) a microwave
10. 10.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a pig (b) a doorbell (c) a sheep
11. 11.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a bee (b) thunder (c) a lion
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) beep
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) ding-dong (b) clang (c) meow
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) garden (c) hiss
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) tick-tock (b) meow (c) chirp
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) sizzle
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) tick-tock (b) moo (c) whoosh
19. 19.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a clock (c) a car horn
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) honk (b) buzz (c) tick-tock
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) clock (b) hall (c) tick-tock
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a cat (c) a leaking tap
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pencil (c) meow
24. 24.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a duck (b) a cow (c) raindrops
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) slurp (b) buzz (c) honk
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) chirp (c) woof
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) teacher (c) ding-dong
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) quickly (c) green
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) quickly (c) splash
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) roar (b) vroom (c) thud
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pop (c) green
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) whoosh (c) teacher
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) pop (c) neigh
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) crunch
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) teacher (c) thud
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep

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