Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 726 · 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 is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) meow (b) oink (c) neigh
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) pop (b) knock (c) croak
4. 4.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The microwave gave a ___ when the milk was hot.” (a) beep (b) tick-tock (c) croak
5. 5.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pitter-patter (b) garden (c) mango
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) tap (c) dark
7. 7.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pigs ___ in the muddy farmyard.” (a) crackle (b) oink (c) vroom
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) gentle (c) crackle
9. 9.What makes the sound “buzz”? (a) a snake (b) a bee (c) a dog
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) hiss (b) whoosh (c) splash
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) pakoras (c) oil
12. 12.What makes the sound “pitter-patter”? (a) a rooster (b) raindrops (c) a snake
13. 13.What makes the sound “ding-dong”? (a) a sheep (b) a clock (c) a doorbell
14. 14.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) pencil (c) oink
15. 15.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “We heard a loud ___ at the front door.” (a) knock (b) cock-a-doodle-doo (c) slurp
16. 16.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a lion (b) a crisp papad (c) a heavy bag falling
17. 17.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The taxis honk in the busy street.” (a) taxis (b) street (c) honk
18. 18.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) motorbike (b) vroom (c) road
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) croak (b) pop (c) moo
20. 20.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a duck (b) a frog (c) a noisy drinker
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) frogs (b) monsoon (c) croak
22. 22.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a sneeze (b) a dog (c) a visitor at the door
23. 23.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crunch (b) teacher (c) river
24. 24.What makes the sound “sizzle”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a crisp papad
25. 25.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a slurp.” (a) drank (b) slurp (c) lassi
26. 26.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a rooster (b) a clock (c) a horse
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) whoosh (b) slowly (c) quickly
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) balloon (b) pop (c) burst
29. 29.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a motorbike (b) a sheep (c) a visitor at the door
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) hiss (b) snake (c) angry
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) beep (b) happy (c) quickly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) green (c) baa
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) boom (b) window (c) chair
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) quickly (c) achoo
36. 36.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a leaking tap (b) a camera (c) a rooster
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) pencil (b) chirp (c) kind
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) vroom (c) clang
40. 40.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) moo (b) sizzle (c) ding-dong

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