Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 586 · 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) pencil (b) slowly (c) chirp
2. 2.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a motorbike (b) a snake (c) a rooster
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slurp (b) window (c) green
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) yellow (c) tall
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) garden (c) table
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) croak (b) woof (c) boom
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) achoo (c) hoot
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) mango (c) beep
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
10. 10.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a clock (b) a sneeze (c) a bee
11. 11.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a dog (c) an owl
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) chair (c) vroom
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
14. 14.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a rooster (b) a frog (c) a jump into a pool
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) meow (c) pitter-patter
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) pencil (c) slowly
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) boom (b) tick-tock (c) roar
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) quickly (c) table
19. 19.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) the wind (b) a campfire (c) a horse
20. 20.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a doorbell (b) a pair of scissors (c) a microwave
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) oil (b) pakoras (c) sizzle
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pop (c) achoo
25. 25.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a pair of scissors (c) thunder
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) hoot (c) gentle
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) hoot (b) knock (c) quack
28. 28.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) a horse
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) lamb (b) soft (c) baa
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
31. 31.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a snake (b) an owl (c) thunder
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) night (b) cat (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) roar (c) happy
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) honk (c) crunch
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) drank (c) slurp
37. 37.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quack (c) kind
39. 39.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a cat (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) bees (c) buzz

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