Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 629 · 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 taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) honk (b) drip (c) crackle
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) baa (b) buzz (c) whoosh
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) sizzle (b) green (c) mango
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) moo
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) baa (c) green
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) sizzle (b) ding-dong (c) croak
10. 10.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) thunder (c) a heavy bag falling
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) baa (b) crackle (c) drip
12. 12.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a motorbike
13. 13.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a rooster (c) a duck
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a sheep (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a noisy drinker
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) ding-dong (c) neigh
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) table
17. 17.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a frog (c) a camera
18. 18.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a snake (b) a jump into a pool (c) an owl
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cow (b) a jump into a pool (c) a car horn
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) garden (c) moo
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) honk (c) tall
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) bees (c) flowers
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) achoo (b) pop (c) pitter-patter
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) slurp (b) woof (c) drip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) hiss (c) kind
27. 27.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a rooster (b) a pair of scissors (c) a duck
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) pop (c) gentle
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) beep (c) woof
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hiss (c) tick-tock
32. 32.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a cow (b) a bee (c) a microwave
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) woof (b) gentle (c) chair
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) party (c) click
36. 36.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a balloon (b) a cat (c) a heavy bag falling
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) burst (c) balloon
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) quack (c) tall
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) thud (c) floor
40. 40.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a snake (b) a cow (c) a campfire

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