Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 589 · 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 “beep”? (a) a horse (b) a microwave (c) a leaking tap
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) slurp (c) crackle
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) roof (b) pitter-patter (c) raindrops
4. 4.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a sparrow (b) a cat (c) a clock
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) snip (b) buzz (c) croak
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) baa (b) soft (c) lamb
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
8. 8.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a cow (b) a campfire (c) a sneeze
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tall (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) meow (c) quack
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) balloon (c) pop
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch
15. 15.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a motorbike
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) pitter-patter (b) sizzle (c) crunch
17. 17.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a duck
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) baa (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) mango (c) garden
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) pop (c) green
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) meow (b) splash (c) quack
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) neigh (b) table (c) chair
23. 23.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cat (c) a jump into a pool
24. 24.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a clock (c) a steel plate falling
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) click (c) pencil
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quack (b) slowly (c) table
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) roar (c) quickly
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) clang
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) vroom (c) kind
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) slowly (c) tick-tock
32. 32.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) a clock (c) a dog
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) quack (b) moo (c) pop
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) roar (b) knock (c) hiss
36. 36.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a horse (b) a leaking tap (c) a lion
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) splash (c) teacher
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) party (c) camera
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) happy (c) gentle
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) buzz

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