Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 608 · 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 motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) vroom (b) tick-tock (c) ding-dong
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) thud (c) yellow
3. 3.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a cat (b) the wind (c) a horse
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) hoot (b) chirp (c) clang
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) happy (c) slowly
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) yellow (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) moo (c) quickly
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) hall (c) clock
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) quack (c) river
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chirp (b) mango (c) teacher
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) buzz
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) quickly (c) hoot
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) woof (c) tick-tock
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) roar (b) click (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) green (c) happy
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) thread (c) snip
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
20. 20.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a dog (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) an owl
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) green (c) buzz
22. 22.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a cow (c) a noisy drinker
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) slurp (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) drip (c) tall
26. 26.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a bee (b) raindrops (c) a frog
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) yellow (c) woof
28. 28.What makes the sound “clang”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a steel plate falling (c) a horse
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) honk (b) tall (c) happy
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) frogs (c) monsoon
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a balloon (c) a camera
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) boom (c) croak
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slowly (c) croak
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
35. 35.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a lion (b) a frog (c) a rooster
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
38. 38.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) a dog
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) crackle (c) quickly

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