Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 565 · 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) honk (b) tall (c) mango
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) window (c) chair
3. 3.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) raindrops (b) a microwave (c) a lion
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) beep (b) chirp (c) achoo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) honk (b) splash (c) knock
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) pop (c) quickly
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
9. 9.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a pig
10. 10.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a jump into a pool
11. 11.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a dog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a sneeze
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) crunch (c) roar
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) crunch (b) moo (c) achoo
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crackle (c) slowly
16. 16.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) an owl
17. 17.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a car horn (b) a visitor at the door (c) thunder
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) thud (c) window
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) river (c) mango
20. 20.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a snake (b) a steel plate falling (c) a campfire
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) pencil (c) clang
22. 22.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a doorbell (b) a dog (c) a balloon
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) click (b) ding-dong (c) clang
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) meow (b) baa (c) buzz
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) thud (b) oink (c) whoosh
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) oink (b) buzz (c) crackle
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) vroom (c) mango
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) tree (c) hoot
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
32. 32.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a microwave (b) a lion (c) a noisy drinker
33. 33.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a campfire (c) a balloon
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) happy (c) baa
35. 35.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a jump into a pool (c) a steel plate falling
36. 36.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a dog (c) a horse
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) knock (c) gentle
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) splash (c) pencil
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp

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