Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 720 · 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) river (b) quickly (c) clang
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) meow (b) honk (c) achoo
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) teacher (b) crunch (c) garden
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) moo (b) knock (c) hiss
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) chair (c) croak
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) oink (c) window
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) ding-dong (b) chair (c) quickly
8. 8.What makes the sound “chirp”? (a) an owl (b) thunder (c) a sparrow
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) wind (b) whoosh (c) trees
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) oink (b) croak (c) splash
11. 11.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) baa (b) honk (c) sizzle
12. 12.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a bee (b) a doorbell (c) a rooster
13. 13.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) happy (c) woof
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) chirp (c) green
15. 15.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) vroom (b) mango (c) pencil
16. 16.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) lassi (c) slurp
17. 17.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a rooster (b) a doorbell (c) a bee
18. 18.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) kind (c) thud
19. 19.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) roar (c) lion
20. 20.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) kind (c) pop
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) meow (b) woof (c) buzz
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
23. 23.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a duck (b) an owl (c) a doorbell
24. 24.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) a rooster (c) a lion
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
26. 26.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) a car horn (b) the wind (c) a sparrow
27. 27.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a lion (b) a microwave (c) a crisp papad
28. 28.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a snake (c) a clock
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) oink (b) slurp (c) whoosh
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) teacher (c) happy
31. 31.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a microwave (c) a frog
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
33. 33.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) thud (b) whoosh (c) slurp
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The dry logs ___ in the campfire.” (a) crackle (b) splash (c) honk
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) happy (c) hoot
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) achoo (b) window (c) tall
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The cow gave a long ___ from the shed.” (a) boom (b) moo (c) snip
39. 39.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a clock (b) a pair of scissors (c) a motorbike
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) neigh (c) horse

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