Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 582 · 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.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a motorbike (b) a microwave (c) a noisy drinker
2. 2.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) thunder (b) a visitor at the door (c) an owl
3. 3.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pig (b) a car horn (c) a cat
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) beep (c) tick-tock
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) baa (c) woof
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) roar (c) pop
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) knock (b) vroom (c) crunch
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) road (c) vroom
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) green (c) moo
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
12. 12.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a pair of scissors (c) a camera
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) green (c) croak
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) beep (b) hiss (c) chirp
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slurp (c) green
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) vroom (b) neigh (c) hiss
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) crunch
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) pencil (c) snip
19. 19.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sheep (b) a lion (c) a doorbell
20. 20.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a balloon
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) mango (c) pencil
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) splash (c) snip
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) vroom (b) roar (c) quack
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) window (c) neigh
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) crackle (b) tick-tock (c) beep
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
28. 28.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sparrow (c) a pig
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) yellow (c) tall
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) river (c) slowly
31. 31.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a noisy drinker (c) a balloon
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) drip (c) tall
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) pop (c) meow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) hoot (c) pencil
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) trees (c) whoosh
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
37. 37.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a doorbell
38. 38.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a bee (c) a motorbike
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) tick-tock
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) ding-dong (b) hiss (c) pitter-patter

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