Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 605 · 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 little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) drip
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) crackle
3. 3.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a balloon (b) the wind (c) raindrops
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) kind (c) river
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) whoosh
6. 6.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a lion (b) a pig (c) an owl
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) slurp
8. 8.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a campfire (b) a visitor at the door (c) a clock
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) river (c) whoosh
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) pencil (c) happy
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) quack (c) gentle
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) quickly (c) woof
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) croak
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) yellow (c) neigh
17. 17.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) a pig (c) an owl
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) crackle (c) tall
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) green (c) quickly
21. 21.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a balloon (b) a duck (c) a campfire
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) hiss (b) boom (c) oink
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) hiss (b) crunch (c) achoo
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) milk (c) microwave
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) window (c) kind
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) baa (c) splash
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) roar (b) ding-dong (c) quack
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) woof (c) neigh
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) dry (c) logs
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quickly (c) thud
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) hiss (c) pencil
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) table
35. 35.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a doorbell (b) a lion (c) a duck
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) whoosh (c) drip
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) thread (c) scissors
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) hiss (c) angry
39. 39.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a dog
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) quack

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