Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 634 · 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 doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) baa (c) buzz
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) slurp
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) slurp (b) drank (c) lassi
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The camera went click at the party.” (a) camera (b) click (c) party
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) splash (c) baa
6. 6.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) an owl (b) a pair of scissors (c) a snake
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) front (c) knock
9. 9.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a rooster (b) a steel plate falling (c) raindrops
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) slurp (c) river
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) pitter-patter (b) buzz (c) woof
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) moo (c) kind
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) happy (c) meow
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) woof (b) roar (c) thud
18. 18.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a snake (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a rooster
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) clang (b) splash (c) meow
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) beep
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) clang (b) garden (c) green
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) pop (b) balloon (c) burst
23. 23.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) thud (b) floor (c) bag
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) knock (b) chirp (c) pop
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) snip (c) drip
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) tick-tock (c) happy
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) splash (c) mango
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) knock
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) hoot (c) garden
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot
31. 31.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a lion (b) a car horn (c) a frog
32. 32.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) moo (b) beep (c) meow
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) mango (c) green
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) hoot (b) drip (c) vroom
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) oink (c) garden
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) slurp (b) achoo (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a rooster
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) buzz (c) pencil
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) crackle (c) yellow
40. 40.What makes the sound “boom”? (a) a camera (b) thunder (c) a sneeze

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