Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 592 · 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 “vroom”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a motorbike
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) baa (b) sizzle (c) tick-tock
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) kind (c) river
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) boom (c) tall
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) splash (b) pop (c) knock
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) splash (c) yellow
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) chirp (b) click (c) ding-dong
10. 10.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a campfire (c) a horse
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) trees (b) wind (c) whoosh
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) night (c) cat
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) hiss (c) chirp
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) sizzle (c) splash
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) snip (c) gentle
18. 18.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a frog (b) thunder (c) a sheep
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) mango
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) knock (b) tall (c) yellow
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) honk (c) happy
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) river (c) meow
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) pencil (c) click
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) achoo (c) moo
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) stone (c) plate
30. 30.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a cow (b) a frog (c) thunder
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) beep (b) slurp (c) meow
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) snip (b) crunch (c) splash
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) pitter-patter (c) window
34. 34.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a sheep (c) a bee
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a visitor at the door (c) a balloon
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slowly (c) woof
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) garden
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) moo (c) ding-dong
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) kind (c) moo

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