Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 702 · 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) table (b) meow (c) window
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) sparrows (b) window (c) chirp
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) drip (b) slurp (c) moo
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The old clock went tick-tock in the hall.” (a) hall (b) clock (c) tick-tock
5. 5.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a rooster (c) a noisy drinker
6. 6.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a frog (b) a balloon (c) a microwave
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The motorbike went ___ down the road.” (a) crackle (b) beep (c) vroom
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) splash (c) pool
9. 9.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) an owl (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a snake
10. 10.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a duck (c) a visitor at the door
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) lion (b) mighty (c) roar
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) snip (b) hiss (c) drip
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) kind (c) beep
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) window (c) thud
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) quickly (c) croak
16. 16.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a crisp papad (b) a doorbell (c) a rooster
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) moo
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) oink (b) pigs (c) muddy
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) hoot (c) owl
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) sizzle (c) gentle
21. 21.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a noisy drinker
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) whoosh (b) sizzle (c) click
23. 23.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a horse (b) an owl (c) a sheep
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) neigh (b) baa (c) moo
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) drip (c) yellow
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) moo (b) quack (c) ding-dong
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) boom (c) buzz
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) drip (c) tap
29. 29.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) window (c) quickly
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The dry logs crackle in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) logs (c) dry
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) quack (b) whoosh (c) pitter-patter
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) meow (b) cat (c) night
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) teacher (c) pencil
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) buzz
35. 35.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a cat (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
36. 36.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) a sneeze (b) a frog (c) a sparrow
37. 37.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) stable (c) horse
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) pitter-patter (b) quack (c) roar
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pop (b) yellow (c) pencil
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) sizzle (b) clang (c) honk

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