Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 606 · 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 “splash”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a jump into a pool (c) a heavy bag falling
2. 2.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) raindrops (b) the wind (c) pakoras in hot oil
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) woof (c) neigh
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) thud (c) meow
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) hoot
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) crackle (b) snip (c) thud
7. 7.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a dog (b) a noisy drinker (c) a microwave
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) dusty (c) room
9. 9.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a lion
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) snip (b) click (c) slurp
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) buzz (b) crackle (c) croak
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) roar (c) mighty
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) honk (b) quack (c) crunch
14. 14.What makes the sound “moo”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a rooster (c) a cow
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) woof (b) crunch (c) quack
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) moo (c) click
17. 17.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a snake (b) a balloon (c) the wind
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) party (b) click (c) camera
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) lassi (c) drank
21. 21.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a dog (b) a duck (c) a clock
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) meow (c) green
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) teacher (c) crackle
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) happy (c) crunch
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) slurp (b) click (c) honk
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) river (c) tall
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) woof (c) gate
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) green (c) quack
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
30. 30.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) woof
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) ducks (c) quack
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) ding-dong (c) teacher
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) table (c) hoot
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) mango (c) happy
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) splash (c) slowly
37. 37.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) raindrops (b) a car horn (c) a heavy bag falling
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) happy (c) drip

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