Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 736 · 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) crackle (b) baa (c) pitter-patter
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The frogs croak all night in the monsoon.” (a) monsoon (b) croak (c) frogs
3. 3.What makes the sound “cock-a-doodle-doo”? (a) a lion (b) a bee (c) a rooster
4. 4.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) slurp (c) river
5. 5.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The sparrows chirp on my window sill.” (a) chirp (b) sparrows (c) window
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) quickly (c) yellow
7. 7.What makes the sound “whoosh”? (a) the wind (b) pakoras in hot oil (c) a motorbike
8. 8.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) buzz (b) sizzle (c) oink
9. 9.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) oink (b) green (c) mango
10. 10.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) buzz
11. 11.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a bee (b) a pig (c) a noisy drinker
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) honk (b) hoot (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
13. 13.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a clock (b) a dog (c) a car horn
14. 14.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) thunder (b) a noisy drinker (c) pakoras in hot oil
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) beep (c) milk
16. 16.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) happy (c) table
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) buzz (b) roar (c) thud
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) crunch (b) hiss (c) drip
19. 19.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The old clock went ___ in the hall.” (a) woof (b) clang (c) tick-tock
20. 20.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The lion let out a mighty roar.” (a) mighty (b) lion (c) roar
21. 21.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The snake gave an angry hiss and slid away.” (a) angry (b) snake (c) hiss
22. 22.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) muddy (b) oink (c) pigs
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) croak (c) whoosh
24. 24.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) tall (c) mango
25. 25.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) crackle (b) pop (c) drip
26. 26.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a campfire (b) a snake (c) a crisp papad
27. 27.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) ding-dong (b) buzz (c) whoosh
29. 29.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The steel plate hit the stone floor with a clang.” (a) stone (b) clang (c) plate
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The children jumped into the pool with a splash.” (a) pool (b) children (c) splash
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) pakoras (b) sizzle (c) oil
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) chair (b) roar (c) table
33. 33.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a horse (b) a balloon (c) a sneeze
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) drip (b) vroom (c) chirp
35. 35.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) cow (c) moo
36. 36.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The camera went click at the party.” (a) click (b) camera (c) party
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) garden (c) drip
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The horse gave a ___ in the stable.” (a) neigh (b) hoot (c) ding-dong
39. 39.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) crunch (c) table
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) tree (b) owl (c) hoot

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