Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 585 · 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?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) slurp (b) beep (c) neigh
2. 2.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a frog
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) buzz (b) river (c) window
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) pop (b) achoo (c) buzz
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) tick-tock (b) chirp (c) hiss
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) slowly (c) pencil
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) happy (c) table
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a cow (c) a duck
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) hiss (c) ding-dong
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) mango (c) slowly
12. 12.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a camera (b) a campfire (c) a sneeze
13. 13.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a horse (b) raindrops (c) a frog
14. 14.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a snake (c) a campfire
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) thud (b) hoot (c) snip
16. 16.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a doorbell (b) a horse (c) a microwave
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
18. 18.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a clock (b) a car horn (c) the wind
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) mango (c) happy
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) vroom (b) clang (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
21. 21.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a bee
22. 22.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a clock (b) a sheep (c) a camera
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) beep (b) clang (c) roar
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) croak (c) pencil
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) happy (c) splash
29. 29.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a rooster (c) a bee
30. 30.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a pig (b) a cow (c) a car horn
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) croak (c) clang
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) woof
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) angry (c) snake
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) pencil (c) yellow
38. 38.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cat (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a doorbell
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) garden (c) honk
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) vroom (c) tall

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