Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 564 · 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) neigh (b) garden (c) quickly
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) sizzle (c) pakoras
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) doorbell (b) ding-dong (c) noon
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) achoo (b) boom (c) knock
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hiss (b) click (c) splash
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) croak (b) thud (c) sizzle
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) meow (c) woof
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
9. 9.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a sparrow (b) a rooster (c) a cat
10. 10.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a noisy drinker (c) a crisp papad
11. 11.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a horse (b) a cow (c) a campfire
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) croak (c) pop
13. 13.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a motorbike (b) a camera (c) a sneeze
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) quickly (c) vroom
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) quickly (c) roar
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) snip (c) boom
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) clang (b) hoot (c) roar
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
19. 19.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a duck (c) a campfire
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) quack (c) croak
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) whoosh (c) vroom
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) ding-dong (b) beep (c) buzz
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pencil (c) tick-tock
25. 25.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a clock
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) garden (c) table
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) click (c) crunch
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) kind (c) splash
29. 29.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a dog (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a sparrow
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) chair
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) river (c) gentle
33. 33.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) raindrops (b) a horse (c) a campfire
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chirp (c) river
35. 35.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a balloon (b) a clock (c) a noisy drinker
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) dawn (c) rooster
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) teacher
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) slurp (c) moo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) table (c) honk

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