Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 75 · 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) slowly (b) beep (c) gentle
2. 2.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) snip (b) pencil (c) window
3. 3.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “The bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) moo (b) tick-tock (c) buzz
4. 4.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a cow (b) a steel plate falling (c) a pair of scissors
5. 5.What makes the sound “beep”? (a) a microwave (b) a sneeze (c) a rooster
6. 6.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) gentle (c) slowly
7. 7.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) river (c) roar
8. 8.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The ducks quack noisily near the pond.” (a) pond (b) quack (c) ducks
9. 9.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a frog (b) a sheep (c) a motorbike
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Ravi drank his lassi with a ___.” (a) slurp (b) snip (c) buzz
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) table (b) pitter-patter (c) pencil
12. 12.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a cat (b) a pair of scissors (c) a campfire
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The little lamb gave a soft baa.” (a) soft (b) lamb (c) baa
14. 14.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The wind went whoosh through the trees.” (a) whoosh (b) trees (c) wind
15. 15.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The horse gave a neigh in the stable.” (a) stable (b) horse (c) neigh
16. 16.What makes the sound “oink”? (a) a pig (b) raindrops (c) a sparrow
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) green (b) tall (c) woof
18. 18.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) snip (b) sizzle (c) woof
19. 19.What makes the sound “hiss”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) a snake (c) a frog
20. 20.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The thunder went ___ over the hills.” (a) quack (b) boom (c) vroom
21. 21.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “An owl gave a ___ from the banyan tree.” (a) vroom (b) woof (c) hoot
22. 22.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) achoo (b) whoosh (c) sizzle
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The little lamb gave a soft ___.” (a) beep (b) meow (c) baa
24. 24.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) noon (c) doorbell
25. 25.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) a camera (b) a frog (c) a balloon
26. 26.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) slowly (b) hiss (c) garden
27. 27.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a dog (b) a sneeze (c) a visitor at the door
28. 28.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The rooster crowed ___ at dawn.” (a) cock-a-doodle-doo (b) meow (c) baa
29. 29.What makes the sound “neigh”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a horse
30. 30.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) a motorbike (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a microwave
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) garden (c) chair
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) thud (c) chair
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) crackle (b) window (c) tall
34. 34.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “An owl gave a hoot from the banyan tree.” (a) owl (b) hoot (c) tree
35. 35.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) gentle (b) slowly (c) moo
36. 36.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) chirp (b) neigh (c) quack
37. 37.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) garden (c) achoo
38. 38.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a thud.” (a) floor (b) bag (c) thud
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The motorbike went vroom down the road.” (a) vroom (b) road (c) motorbike
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The bees buzz around the mango flowers.” (a) flowers (b) buzz (c) bees

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