Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 689 · 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 raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) baa (b) boom (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
3. 3.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) lassi (b) slurp (c) drank
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) river (c) pitter-patter
6. 6.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a dog (b) a pig (c) a campfire
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) bees (b) buzz (c) flowers
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) garden (c) oink
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) clang (b) plate (c) stone
10. 10.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crunch (c) crisp
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) drip (b) chirp (c) quack
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) quack (c) quickly
13. 13.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a visitor at the door (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a duck
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) table (c) beep
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) monsoon (c) frogs
16. 16.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a campfire (b) a sneeze (c) a frog
17. 17.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a horse (c) a frog
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
19. 19.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) hoot (b) teacher (c) quickly
20. 20.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a duck (b) a bee (c) a snake
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) chirp (c) window
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) pop (b) meow (c) woof
23. 23.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a cat (b) a cow (c) pakoras in hot oil
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) slurp (c) pencil
25. 25.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a microwave (b) a horse (c) a pig
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) pop (b) neigh (c) roar
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) river (c) garden
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) snip (b) hoot (c) quack
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) honk (c) street
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) knock (c) teacher
31. 31.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a lion (b) a motorbike (c) a cat
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) meow (b) slowly (c) river
33. 33.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a car horn (b) raindrops (c) a camera
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) hiss (c) slurp
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) woof (b) pitter-patter (c) hoot
36. 36.What makes the sound “splash”? (a) a bee (b) a balloon (c) a jump into a pool
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) drip
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) woof (b) tick-tock (c) whoosh
39. 39.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a frog (b) a sparrow (c) a car horn
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) snake (b) angry (c) hiss

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