Onomatopoeia Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 12: Onomatopoeia: sound words · Set 750 · 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 bees ___ around the mango flowers.” (a) baa (b) buzz (c) snip
2. 2.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
   “The pakoras sizzle in the hot oil.” (a) sizzle (b) oil (c) pakoras
3. 3.What makes the sound “slurp”? (a) a jump into a pool (b) a noisy drinker (c) a doorbell
4. 4.What makes the sound “thud”? (a) an owl (b) a noisy drinker (c) a heavy bag falling
5. 5.What makes the sound “vroom”? (a) a motorbike (b) a pair of scissors (c) a balloon
6. 6.What makes the sound “drip”? (a) a cow (b) thunder (c) a leaking tap
7. 7.What makes the sound “baa”? (a) a cat (b) a cow (c) a sheep
8. 8.What makes the sound “quack”? (a) a sheep (b) a crisp papad (c) a duck
9. 9.Which sound word fits the gap?
   “Dad gave a loud ___ in the dusty room.” (a) quack (b) achoo (c) baa
10. 10.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The taxis ___ in the busy street.” (a) whoosh (b) honk (c) croak
11. 11.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) croak (b) chair (c) green
12. 12.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a ___.” (a) roar (b) baa (c) crunch
13. 13.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The cow gave a long moo from the shed.” (a) cow (b) moo (c) shed
14. 14.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The balloon burst with a ___.” (a) knock (b) click (c) pop
15. 15.What makes the sound “crunch”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) thunder (c) a crisp papad
16. 16.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The raindrops went ___ on the roof.” (a) baa (b) pitter-patter (c) vroom
17. 17.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) river (b) whoosh (c) yellow
18. 18.What makes the sound “croak”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a crisp papad (c) a frog
19. 19.What makes the sound “honk”? (a) a sparrow (b) a doorbell (c) a car horn
20. 20.What makes the sound “roar”? (a) a motorbike (b) a lion (c) a cat
21. 21.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) clang (c) chair
22. 22.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) yellow (b) neigh (c) teacher
23. 23.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The ducks ___ noisily near the pond.” (a) crunch (b) quack (c) hiss
24. 24.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The pakoras ___ in the hot oil.” (a) moo (b) roar (c) sizzle
25. 25.What makes the sound “snip”? (a) a heavy bag falling (b) a camera (c) a pair of scissors
26. 26.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The doorbell went ding-dong at noon.” (a) ding-dong (b) doorbell (c) noon
27. 27.What makes the sound “pop”? (a) raindrops (b) a balloon (c) a bee
28. 28.What makes the sound “crackle”? (a) a bee (b) a campfire (c) a horse
29. 29.What makes the sound “meow”? (a) a pig (b) a cat (c) a horse
30. 30.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “We heard a loud knock at the front door.” (a) door (b) knock (c) front
31. 31.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) quickly (b) hoot (c) yellow
32. 32.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) thud (b) window (c) slowly
33. 33.Which word is an onomatopoeia (a word that sounds like the noise it names)? (a) splash (b) pencil (c) tall
34. 34.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The leaking tap went ___ in the dark.” (a) drip (b) neigh (c) honk
35. 35.What makes the sound “click”? (a) a steel plate falling (b) thunder (c) a camera
36. 36.What makes the sound “achoo”? (a) a frog (b) a bee (c) a sneeze
37. 37.Which sound word fits the gap?
    “The heavy bag fell to the floor with a ___.” (a) neigh (b) thud (c) baa
38. 38.What makes the sound “tick-tock”? (a) a clock (b) a heavy bag falling (c) a jump into a pool
39. 39.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “The microwave gave a beep when the milk was hot.” (a) microwave (b) milk (c) beep
40. 40.Which is the sound word in this sentence?
    “I bit the crisp papad with a crunch.” (a) papad (b) crisp (c) crunch

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