Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 651 · 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 word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) drip (c) gentle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) snip (c) thud
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
4. 4.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a visitor at the door (c) a duck
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) gentle (c) teacher
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) river (c) buzz
7. 7.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a horse (c) a crisp papad
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) snip
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) moo
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The puppy gave a happy ___ at the gate.” (a) woof (b) crackle (c) vroom
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) achoo (c) yellow
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) gentle (c) slowly
14. 14.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) a sheep (c) a bee
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
16. 16.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a bee (b) an owl (c) raindrops
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The snake gave an angry ___ and slid away.” (a) woof (b) hiss (c) croak
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) boom (b) crunch (c) buzz
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) puppy (b) gate (c) woof
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) hills (c) thunder
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) happy (c) baa
22. 22.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a car horn (b) a rooster (c) a horse
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) thud (c) kind
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) quack (c) slurp
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) snip (b) knock (c) thud
26. 26.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a camera (b) a noisy drinker (c) a leaking tap
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) tick-tock (b) boom (c) ding-dong
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) boom (b) drip (c) snip
30. 30.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a balloon (b) a snake (c) a lion
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hiss (b) table (c) happy
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tall (b) crunch (c) slowly
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) tall (c) vroom
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) moo (c) chair
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) crackle (c) thud
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) window (b) chirp (c) sparrows
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) front (b) knock (c) door
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) oink

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