Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 666 · 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 steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) buzz (b) clang (c) crackle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) honk (c) mango
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) tall (c) crackle
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) mango (c) tick-tock
6. 6.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) quack (b) beep (c) snip
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) pencil (c) ding-dong
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) quack (b) crunch (c) clang
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Dad gave a loud achoo in the dusty room.” (a) room (b) dusty (c) achoo
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) kind (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) hiss (c) slowly
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) moo (b) hoot (c) vroom
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) drip (b) achoo (c) oink
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) kind (b) croak (c) table
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) owl (c) tree
16. 16.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a microwave (b) a duck (c) a motorbike
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) meow (c) quickly
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) drip (b) buzz (c) hoot
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a ___.” (a) hoot (b) vroom (c) splash
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) thud (b) pitter-patter (c) roar
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) ding-dong (c) whoosh
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) roar
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) garden (c) hoot
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) logs (b) dry (c) crackle
28. 28.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a sheep (b) a duck (c) a car horn
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) clang (b) baa (c) thud
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) roar (b) lion (c) mighty
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) pencil (c) slowly
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) croak (c) monsoon
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) pencil (c) thud
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) boom (c) pencil
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) pitter-patter
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) drip (b) beep (c) meow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) ducks (b) pond (c) quack
39. 39.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a cow (c) a lion
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) microwave (c) milk

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