Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 729 · 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) crackle (b) pencil (c) gentle
2. 2.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) sizzle (b) drip (c) woof
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) chair (c) river
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) frogs (c) croak
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
6. 6.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) hoot (b) tree (c) owl
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) chair (c) woof
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) roar (c) thud
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) green (c) beep
10. 10.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a rooster (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a noisy drinker
11. 11.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) boom (b) thunder (c) hills
12. 12.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) children (b) pool (c) splash
13. 13.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a doorbell (c) an owl
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) bag (b) floor (c) thud
15. 15.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) pakoras in hot oil (b) a sneeze (c) a cat
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) snip (c) garden
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) click (b) tick-tock (c) quack
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) chirp (b) drip (c) slurp
19. 19.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a cow (b) a doorbell (c) a pig
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) crackle (c) whoosh
21. 21.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a microwave (c) an owl
22. 22.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a frog (b) a camera (c) a lion
23. 23.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a lion (b) a duck (c) a snake
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) roar (b) boom (c) slurp
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) pop (c) vroom
26. 26.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) honk (b) pitter-patter (c) quack
27. 27.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) chair (c) drip
28. 28.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) baa (c) gentle
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) dark (b) tap (c) drip
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) slurp (c) happy
31. 31.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) clang (b) sizzle (c) crunch
32. 32.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) plate (c) clang
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
34. 34.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) teacher (c) window
35. 35.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) clang (b) buzz (c) snip
36. 36.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) click (c) river
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) tick-tock (c) tall
38. 38.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) window (c) honk
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
40. 40.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) mango (b) meow (c) quickly

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