Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 625 · 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?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) roar (c) oink
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) table (c) pop
3. 3.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a leaking tap (c) pakoras in hot oil
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) motorbike (c) road
5. 5.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a campfire (b) a jump into a pool (c) a cat
6. 6.What makes the sound “knock”? (a) the wind (b) a visitor at the door (c) a horse
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) crunch (c) sizzle
8. 8.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) thunder (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) tall (c) knock
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) kind (c) chair
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) knock (b) crunch (c) achoo
13. 13.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) an owl (b) a microwave (c) a campfire
14. 14.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a camera (c) a clock
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) oil (c) sizzle
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) baa (b) click (c) moo
17. 17.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a noisy drinker (b) a cat (c) a dog
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) gentle (c) pencil
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) snip (b) meow (c) honk
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) milk (b) microwave (c) beep
21. 21.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) a clock (c) a snake
22. 22.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a snake (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a crisp papad
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) table (c) honk
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) honk (b) meow (c) hoot
25. 25.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a lion (b) a horse (c) a cat
26. 26.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a sparrow
27. 27.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) thunder (b) a car horn (c) a lion
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) green (c) clang
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) crunch (b) papad (c) crisp
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) kind
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) mango
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) teacher (c) oink
33. 33.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a cat (b) a balloon (c) pakoras in hot oil
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) dusty (b) room (c) achoo
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pencil (c) hiss
37. 37.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a frog (b) a pig (c) an owl
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) mango (c) buzz
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) chirp

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