Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 739 · 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.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a cow (b) a sneeze (c) a duck
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) flowers (c) bees
3. 3.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) tick-tock (b) yellow (c) river
4. 4.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The puppy gave a happy woof at the gate.” (a) woof (b) gate (c) puppy
5. 5.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The lion let out a mighty ___.” (a) roar (b) woof (c) hiss
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) garden (b) sizzle (c) gentle
7. 7.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) ducks (c) pond
8. 8.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) moo (b) window (c) river
9. 9.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “Our cat lets out a sad meow at night.” (a) cat (b) meow (c) night
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The doorbell went ___ at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) hoot (c) neigh
11. 11.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a sheep (c) a frog
12. 12.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) crackle (c) teacher
13. 13.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Our cat lets out a sad ___ at night.” (a) boom (b) meow (c) hoot
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The raindrops went pitter-patter on the roof.” (a) raindrops (b) pitter-patter (c) roof
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) shed (b) moo (c) cow
16. 16.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a balloon (b) a camera (c) a doorbell
17. 17.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The scissors went ___ as Mum cut the thread.” (a) tick-tock (b) knock (c) snip
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) click (b) slurp (c) croak
19. 19.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a bee (b) a sheep (c) a frog
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The camera went ___ at the party.” (a) splash (b) chirp (c) click
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) tick-tock (b) drip (c) thud
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) quack (b) boom (c) crackle
23. 23.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a dog (b) a pig (c) a duck
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The thunder went boom over the hills.” (a) thunder (b) boom (c) hills
25. 25.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) window (b) table (c) quack
26. 26.What makes the sound “hoot”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) an owl (c) a crisp papad
27. 27.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) buzz (b) thud (c) roar
28. 28.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The pigs oink in the muddy farmyard.” (a) pigs (b) oink (c) muddy
29. 29.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The wind went ___ through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) crackle (c) vroom
30. 30.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) baa (b) mango (c) green
31. 31.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The balloon burst with a pop.” (a) burst (b) pop (c) balloon
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) slowly (c) quickly
33. 33.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The scissors went snip as Mum cut the thread.” (a) scissors (b) snip (c) thread
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The leaking tap went drip in the dark.” (a) drip (b) dark (c) tap
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) happy (b) woof (c) river
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The frogs ___ all night in the monsoon.” (a) croak (b) tick-tock (c) cock-a-doodle-doo
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) roar (b) gentle (c) tall
38. 38.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) meow (b) snip (c) pitter-patter
39. 39.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The sparrows ___ on my window sill.” (a) drip (b) pitter-patter (c) chirp
40. 40.What makes the sound “woof”? (a) a lion (b) an owl (c) a dog

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