Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 570 · 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?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) click (c) roar
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) sizzle (c) yellow
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) pitter-patter (c) slurp
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) boom (c) green
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) moo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) teacher (c) achoo
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) hoot (c) green
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) river (c) slurp
11. 11.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a dog (c) a clock
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) garden (c) quickly
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) thud (c) woof
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a pair of scissors (b) a steel plate falling (c) a noisy drinker
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) quack (c) roar
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) clang (b) pitter-patter (c) buzz
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) noon (b) ding-dong (c) doorbell
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) beep (b) crackle (c) honk
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) meow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) slowly (c) crunch
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) splash (b) honk (c) clang
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) mighty (c) lion
24. 24.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a sheep (c) pakoras in hot oil
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) achoo (c) crunch
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The rooster crowed cock-a-doodle-doo at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) rooster (c) dawn
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) moo (b) croak (c) click
30. 30.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) raindrops (b) a visitor at the door (c) a rooster
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) burst (c) pop
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) slowly (c) garden
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) garden (c) clang
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) tap (b) dark (c) drip
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) knock (b) buzz (c) croak
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) oink (c) garden
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) window (c) mango
38. 38.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a campfire (b) a leaking tap (c) thunder
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
40. 40.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a rooster (b) a sneeze (c) a lion

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